I’m trying new things, not all of them visible. Some, right now anyway, are exclusive to me. They are not secrets, just not established stuff.
The story I’m playing around with, for example. That’s a bit of early chaos theory applied to writing. As I tried to explain in my comment is that the sentence structure is like driving in rush hour traffic and, at the very last second, swerving to take the exit. From four lanes over. Swerve fiction, if it has a name. It might have teeth. Probably not, but it had an interesting set of premises when it was brainstormed out and I like interesting challenges.
I’m also getting back to physical media instead of digital writing. I’m playing around with mixing freeform writing with doodles. I’m no artist, but I’m trying to shake up the old thinking processes by messing with around with the mechanisms to break out of deeply ingrained habits.
Other things as well. I need to shock that monkey mind.
What do you do to shake things up?
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It’s great that you’re embracing this need to try new things, Michael, and,I hope for a positive outcome for you. For myself, I think I’ve arrived at a point where I’m happy to let things take their course; but should a need for a shake-up arrive, I’ll let you know. 😊
Most people are happy to find their groove.
I’m the weird one in that the skipping of grooves is what floats my boat.
Each to their own, and if we’re happy with what works for us then that’s fine. Enjoy! 🙂
Sounds like you’re headed in an interesting direction. I think, for me, I shake things up by switching the means of my creative expression. I’ve been on a photography kick, but I’m gearing up to switch to an intense focus on poetry. I wish I could be someone who does a bunch of things at once, but I really need to get weird about it to see real change.
I do that as well, switching creative expression to shake it up. I should probably focus more to get beyond “passable” in any of my endeavors, but my noggin is happiest while exploring.
That’s a good question. I feel like I need a shake up. Tying to figure out how to accomplish that myself.
I’d be interested in hearing if you figure something out.
Me too! Haha. I’ll let you know what I come up with.
Back in the day before word processors i wrote all my mind could think of on paper with pen or pencil.
Same here. Getting back to it is not as easy as you might think for someone like me. It’s wired upstairs differently than I remember.