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The first words come from that spark of intuition in the void that commands "PRODUCE AN IDEA THAT GETS THEM THINKING" Therefore, I will say the most beligerant, incendiary thing I can come up with for shock value humor, but the real challenge is supporting and defending it when you really don't feel that way or have any stake in the opinion. (Everyone adamantly opposed generally has compromised and betrayed their emotions on the matter)
The first words are easy because they tend to be the ones you write with the most energy. You think of them as a sentence that will be in the final draft, even if that's not the case later. So it can be said that they are a sudden inspiration; then it remains to continue 🙃
I just write the feeling, the story, or whatever I want to express to fill the void with creativity or emotions.
A blank page is a closed door. I write to see what's inside.
A great plan in my head))
I start imagining. An animal a color a shape of stone or maybe a tiny bone 🦴 but once I started saying enough to put the things in place so not to be mistook. And build I build an entire world of imagination to be unfurled then I start writing about how I want it to be.because the only one to decide that will be me. (edited)
Inspiration, fleeting thought, muse.. :)
A manic episode. I think I can write an 800-page novel in 8 hours haha Who needs sleep?
Taking any responsibility off yourself. Do what you do and let whatever happens happen. It's a very strange thesis, but often it really helps me switch off my mind and just dive into the text.
My emotions and feelings, and directly when I'm having an emotional crisis, or I feel deeply sad or something very strong has just happened to me, it's right there where the words come out on their own, my brain doesn't need to do anything but coordinate the movements of my fingers typing on the keyboard of my laptop. It's no coincidence that I'm already writing my second novel.
The desire to ink the paper.
Good question. I never know how to start.
I am almost always driven by a dissonance: a piece of news, a phrase, a number that seem to say one thing but, if you look closer, tell another story. I start writing when I feel that beneath the surface there is something we haven't yet understood. Then I follow the thread until that small crack becomes a story. And almost always I end up somewhere that, at the first line, I hadn't anticipated.
The fact that they just need to be written. No one will do it for me.
It depends on which notebook the page is in....
Any outdoor feeling or sensation can mean it can be poems about so-called politics regarding how the Czech economy or the state bank behaves, or there can also be a poem about a woman or a car.
I see it from different points of view. Sometimes writing is catharsis: pure emotion. Other times I want to create something deliberately and then I turn to creative tools. There are also memories and experiences, whether my own or others', that end up becoming material for writing. It's a topic that could be very extensive, so I'll stop here.
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One phrase, there are many scenes that cross my life and help me to refine ideas. But life itself is an inexhaustible source of inspiration.
Inspiration. The unattainable experiences in any way other than imagination. I am more accustomed to writing fantasies than concrete things, allegories rather than what we live, projected into other universes ☺️
A feeling, an emotion, an experience.
A thought that circles in my head for so long until I finally have to write it down. ✍️🖤
Summary
Most of the community said the first words arrive on a wave of feeling: emotions, sadness, fear or pure catharsis that demand to be put into order on the page. Nearly as many pointed to a sudden idea, a stubborn thought circling in their head, or a flash of inspiration that refuses to be forgotten, while a large group credited imagination, dreams and the pull of building whole worlds and characters. Smaller clusters named lived experience, memories and hard times, the simple urge to express and communicate, or the right mood and setting such as music, quiet, boredom or a cup of tea. A handful advised just writing anything at all and editing later, and a few offered playful answers like the ink in the pen, procrastination or never knowing how to begin.
Responses
A sudden idea, thought or spark of inspiration14
22%
Emotions and feelings needing release12
19%
Other11
17%
Imagination, dreams and worldbuilding9
14%
The urge to express and communicate8
13%
Mood, setting, music or ritual4
6%
Life experiences, memories and hardship3
5%
Just start writing, no pressure3
5%
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