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| Stay off the road! Simon just had an epiphany! |
The car is one of my favorite places to get inspiration--usually when I'm driving I don't get ideas--I hear dialogue. Entire conversations will just play out in my head (and they always seem to be crucial turning point convos) as I drive.
I may commit a lot of on the road felonies (cough knee-driving-cough) but I can't write and drive. So when I'm in a place where I'm drafting a new story, I'm prone to suddenly pulling over to the side of the road and frantically grabbing at my notebook.
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| GUYS! Frankie parked her car again. I think she's having an idea... |
So what about you guys?
Who writes and drives? Who gets ideas when they drive? And who is a freak like me and hears voices when they're on the road?
I'm a freak like you and have voices in my head holding full conversations while driving. It's distracting. I pull over and write, though. Scary Simon. Although, I guess he hasn't had an accident so maybe he's on to something. It's a special talent.
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun. I will definitely stay for dinner next time. Promise. :)
Simon has admitted this before...makes me glad I don't live in PA! :) Sadly, when driving I'm mostly yelling at the people around me who are cutting me off or tailgating...my writing voices come in the middle of the night.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I shouldn't drive in Philly...lol. I actually have never gotten an idea while driving maybe I should pay attention to ideas instead of the road and see if that will work out for a new WIP?
ReplyDeleteI deny everything. For the official record, I only brainstorm while driving. And possible sketch very short notes to myself in the most safe and road-aware manner possible. Yes. *nods*
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Uh, nope. I definitely do not write while driving. I can barely put lipstick on and drive at the same time. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm a "jotter-downer" in the car too. Like, Christine, I do a TON of thinking in my car. But only when my car is Kid-Free!!! I can't think deeply with my boys talking to me from the back seat.
ReplyDeleteI'm bummed I couldn't make this past meeting. I'm definitely coming to the next one. For sure.
Oh, I always get ideas in the car! But only when I'm alone. And I couldn't POSSIBLY write them down while driving. I keep telling myself I'm gonna get a digital voice recorder, but in the meantime, I repeat the idea over and over until I can safely pull off and jot it down!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had fun at Philly Lit Night. Maybe next time (*sighs*).
LOL! I get ideas in the car a lot, but I'm a huge nerd and usually call myself to leave a voicemail with everything I'm thinking of, so I don't have to stop...
ReplyDeleteI too get a lot of ideas in the car. I can sometimes come up with complete conversations and scene descriptions while I am driving. I'm afraid I'm guilty of typing notes into my phone while in the car, BUT only at red lights! Anything really long and I pull over.
ReplyDeleteHad a lot of fun at Philly Lit Night and am looking forward to the next meeting.
I always have ideas while I'm driving!
ReplyDeleteI use the microphone app on my iPhone to record the idea. It makes me feel important.
I wish i could have made the event this time! I remember at the last meetup Simon told us about his writing and driving and I was glad I took the train into the city.
ReplyDeleteIdeas - I usually get them in shower but I have also had them in the car, especially on long drives. A new novel idea came into my head during one particular heinous ride down the Schuylkill!
Hi Frankie. Love your blog. I get ideas all the time in my car. Pulling over all the time meant that I never got where I was going (at least not on time), so I started using the voice recorder ap on my phone to store all the ideas until I got to where and when I could write them all down. Works great. I highly recommend it!
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