
When I read the title of this weeks writing prompt, I was nervous. For you see, I am not in the best of places emotionally right now. Hormones are a hell of a thing, and well, I’m feeling the weight them right now, all the while coming to understand that this is just a part of my here and now. Trying to give myself a break from over analyzing is tough work, and not something that I am particularly good at. Anyways, onto a prompt that will help focus my words, with intuition and logic. Wait a tick, did I just stumble upon something important here?
So in this prompt, Celeste Ng, speaks to the idea of writing down things creatively and then going back to them with a more logical lens. This idea of writing from your gut or soul, and then seeing if it makes sense, and the like. And well, I am more than grateful for a writing exercise that is more skill set building vs digging inside of me.
For those who are curious, I tend not to write creatively. Instead, I keep many ideas floating inside my brain, sometimes for hours, even days at a time. I let my mind wander over this thought or the next, often concerning my boyfriend with the pensive or faraway look on my face. I muse, puzzle, think, walk about, or drive. And then, the moment that logic floats in, or something solid actually materializes, I pounce out of my imagination and into the tactile. This sometimes takes the form of bullet point, rapid fire notes, and other times an entire fully formed story or article comes flowing out me. When the latter happens, I have learned that I must write down my title or subtitle of the piece first, so that the words that come pouring out actually remain cohesive. For me, that means a beginning, middle, and conclusion that ties all the ramblings together.
I live in a world of intuition, and only when the logic strikes do I put things down on paper. And to that end, I think for my next podcast, I will attempt this whole reverse outline that she speaks to, which intrigues me. In her mind, there is value in writing something down, and then pulling the outline afterwards, possibly a double check that there is logic and flow? Like I said, I am curious as to the effect this could have when I edit, or read out loud. Did I actually make my argument like the bullet point said, or did I miss a valuable summary point, that added cohesion and power to the words? My mind races with the impact this could have…
As always, thank you dear readers for following along. I hope perhaps my creative prompt journey inspires you to take your passion project to the next level. Maybe dig deeper yourselves, or hone in a skill. I would love to hear all about it! And yes, there will be bonus content on my Patreon at some point soon, I’m just feeling slightly overwhelmed with life right now.