Friday miscellany including Supernatural 5.08 comments

[darkemeralds]

Supernatural 5.08: My overall assessment is "dumb episode": no forward plot motion, still more uncomfortable and shark-jumping-esque self-referential hilarity, and another new player in the Apocalypse Games.

I laughed, I admit it. And seeing Jensen shot in bright, colorful light for a change was interesting and strange and made his eyes very, very green (though frankly, he and Jared are both far more beautiful in the greyed-out Supernatural world). It was amusing, but come on, let's get on with it! Stop with the fanservice already, Kripke.

In other miscellany, I NEED A CAMERA. Mine was stolen months ago, and I'm about ready to splurge on a replacement. I miss taking my unartistic little illustrative photos.

Oh, and I liked this, from Warren Ellis by way of Wil Wheaton:

At least half of all writing involves just sitting and staring into space. Letting your brain out to hunt down ideas, bringing them back all warm and bloody between its teeth.

Comments

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hate it when that happens. I'm almost never not near a computer (of some sort--my phone at a minimum), but if the idea strikes me while I'm busy at work, all I can do is log it mentally and hope enough of it sticks until I'm in a quieter place.

Big blocks of time really are essential, though. I've rarely ever generated any meaningful fiction in short bursts.

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

Do you find that when the idea strikes, the words start coming too, all in a beautiful rush? I HATE that if I'm away from a computer, and I do my level best to stop them, for fear that they'll only come once and that if I let them out NOW, I won't be able to recall them later.

*nods* That's what I meant when I was talking about the words building up on each other. You need the long periods of time to write so that they get the chance to do that.