I guess it's a good thing I toast my drafts before CSI gets on scene... ;) I connected with a lot of those (energy, no story, writing for no one and yet everyone), so the next step is to figure out where the bodies are buried and get the clues.
CSI always finds something. Even without bodies, you've got the M.O.—"energy, no story, writing for no one and yet everyone" is already three patterns. Which one kills the most drafts?
It's a toss up between energy and no story, but my solution to energy (which also aligns with time or ideas that come at inconvenient times—as they do) is use Voice Memos to record and just talk it out. Less friction and I can just riff. Then transcribe with parakeet. No story, well, that just needs marination to come out. :)
I guess it's a good thing I toast my drafts before CSI gets on scene... ;) I connected with a lot of those (energy, no story, writing for no one and yet everyone), so the next step is to figure out where the bodies are buried and get the clues.
CSI always finds something. Even without bodies, you've got the M.O.—"energy, no story, writing for no one and yet everyone" is already three patterns. Which one kills the most drafts?
It's a toss up between energy and no story, but my solution to energy (which also aligns with time or ideas that come at inconvenient times—as they do) is use Voice Memos to record and just talk it out. Less friction and I can just riff. Then transcribe with parakeet. No story, well, that just needs marination to come out. :)
Voice memo capture is a cheat code for energy. And "needs marination" is honest... some posts aren't ready until you've lived with them a bit.
The trick is knowing when it's marination vs. avoidance. (I'm still figuring that one out myself.)