I've noticed changes in the way I write and how it relates to the everyday. Not writing as in style or genre, those are pretty set but also every adapting. I mean habits. The way I write. When I wrote The Fairlane Incidents I spent a good portion of the book sitting in Starbucks staring at the black and white wall that maps out where coffee is grown. My headphones were on and I zoned out. Most of The Fortunate Finn Fairlane and a good half of Us of Legendary Gods was spent in my home office. Now, as I write the next two books I find my habits shifting yet again.
My mind races every moment of every day. A neverending storm of thoughts, ideas, conversations between characters, thoughts about real life, etc. So I find myself doing a good portion of my writing sitting on my couch while television shows drone out my mental noise which allows me to concentrate. I assume much like music helps.
I guess what's weighing on my mind right now is that people change. We grow and adapt. Our habits shift. And we have to be okay with that. I don't think going to Starbucks right now will help me write better than I am on my couch. And we all have to recognize as we change, grow, adapt, or however you want to phrase it. All of those things are a part of life and staying in the same routine out of routine's sake can stifle growth and creativity. I'm not sure if anyone reading this will be helped by it but if you are, if it makes you think slightly different than you did before, then I guess I did something good.
All I'm saying, I guess, is don't be afraid of change or changing your routine. It may be the change you need for something better to happen.
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