Creative Flow vs Thinking

Some may have noticed that my progress bar moves slower.

It’s because my perfect scene planning didn’t quite work. The last quarter of the first half (as far I have planned the scenes) didn’t fit after all.

This is no big deal. I’m not stuck or anything.

It’s just that I can’t sit down, take a peek at my notes, open the hatches and write.

I start my creative flow by reading my notes, my plans. When there are no plans, it is harder to get started.

One of the reasons that I love to write is the Flow. The Flow is in some ways opposed to Thinking.

So, when I need to think, I can’t ride on the Flow. And when I am not on the Flow, then I don’t want to write.

See also:
Take me to the sea: About planning scenes

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