Classical Thinking
May. 11th, 2007 07:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sailorzeoI've discovered that classical music is quite conductive to creative thinking/writing, at least in my case. For some people, that might be a "Well, duh" discovery, but I used to do my best writing to pop music. Not so anymore.
For instance, while listening to the local classical station on my way to work yesterday, I brought up an old idea and suddenly started revising it in my head. Got three out of the four main characters fleshed out, a revised title and tagline, names, and the opening chapter. Trouble is, this was in my head.
Which brings me to my next point. I think my next major purchase is going to be a digital voice recorder. I spend two hours a day in my car thinking, plotting, daydreaming and musing. By the time I get home and to a place I can write, I've forgotten most of it. If I start, instead, thinking aloud and recording it, I can transcribe it later and not lose my wordings, pace, etc. I have one picked out; it's about $60 at Staples. But bills come first. That $500 in income tax really hit us hard, especially since my calendar bonus still hasn't dropped.
Hopefully soon, though. I don't want to lose anymore than what I already have.
For instance, while listening to the local classical station on my way to work yesterday, I brought up an old idea and suddenly started revising it in my head. Got three out of the four main characters fleshed out, a revised title and tagline, names, and the opening chapter. Trouble is, this was in my head.
Which brings me to my next point. I think my next major purchase is going to be a digital voice recorder. I spend two hours a day in my car thinking, plotting, daydreaming and musing. By the time I get home and to a place I can write, I've forgotten most of it. If I start, instead, thinking aloud and recording it, I can transcribe it later and not lose my wordings, pace, etc. I have one picked out; it's about $60 at Staples. But bills come first. That $500 in income tax really hit us hard, especially since my calendar bonus still hasn't dropped.
Hopefully soon, though. I don't want to lose anymore than what I already have.
