The Sweet Spot

[Uilos]

Do you ever, at times, get into writing a chapter, or a particular section, and for whatever reason, it just feels right to you?

I'm not implying that writing is a chore, it's a labor of love. What I'm talking about is just something in what you're working on at the moment makes it all the more worth while.

I'm currently in that. I'm writing fic and this one section I wrote just seemed to flow. And as I sat there, I couldn't help but say "God Damn, this is wonderful?"

Anyone else no what I mean? Anyone else hit this "Sweet Spot?"

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

Do you ever, at times, get into writing a chapter, or a particular section, and for whatever reason, it just feels right to you?

Yep.

IME, it has no connection whatsoever with whether the bit actually turns out to be any good in the cold light of day.

[Starbeam]

Yep.

IME, it has no connection whatsoever with whether the bit actually turns out to be any good in the cold light of day.

I'll agree with this.

Do you ever, at times, get into writing a chapter, or a particular section, and for whatever reason, it just feels right to you?

I'm not implying that writing is a chore, it's a labor of love. What I'm talking about is just something in what you're working on at the moment makes it all the more worth while.

I'm currently in that. I'm writing fic and this one section I wrote just seemed to flow. And as I sat there, I couldn't help but say "God Damn, this is wonderful?"

Anyone else no what I mean? Anyone else hit this "Sweet Spot?"

I think most people, or at least a lot, would probably say this is when they're in "the zone."  And like neurovore said, it's not necessarily always good.  But for me it's when everything else sort of just fades to the edges and it's all about the words coming out.

[KarlTenBrew]

Zone, sweet spot, zen, meditation, intuition, w/e...definately.  Usually I'll have a general idea of where the story is headed, and go along trying to go a certain direction.  This writing tends to be o.k., but not really super.  Then sometimes there's that spark of inspiration, and even if it takes me away from the plan, I go with it.  Vast majority of the time the idea/direction refocus, if not always the writing itself, stays.

[Nawlins34]

I love the sweet spot. I tried to be 70% creative and 30% structured.

I just look at that chapter and make sure a few events will happen for sure, but there are times i'm really feeling my writing and i just take off with it. Kudos if it's material that fits what I actually need there. If not, I take that dialogue or scene and put it away for another story or what have you. They don't happen often, but when they do, wow. 

[RobJN]

Nothing better than when the words just fill up the page, seemingly of their own accord. As if to make up for the days they spend hiding from the muse, scurrying out from under the fingertips when you try to pin them to the page....

Word karma, maybe?

Is there a law of conservation of creativity?

It's been a long time since I wrote much that actually welled up from that "sweet spot;" I seem to spend a lot more time dredging the words up and making the scenes work. But oh, when I hit that groove...