about writing
Soooo.
I want to go back into the pleasure of writing. Maybe a lot of you (who?) don’t know, but I used to write. A lot. When I was in my teen years, I was a prolific fan-fiction writer, way before I started drawing regularly. I wrote in Italian, of course, at the time my english wasn't that good (I think I am way better now! But at the time I couldn’t even write a full sentence, even if I had a nice pen pal from Argentina…. I still think about her a lot and I hope she is well) and I hated english actually. I wrote more than 100 completed fanfics (some were even multi-chapters!) for one single fandom! and a lot of people left me sooo many messages and DM’s about my work.
That felt very nice and kept me motivated to write more and more, because my little INFJ brain is programmed to transform good words from other people into creativity and smiles.
My brain fuels creativity from good feelings, and I treasure that time from my teen years even if I had so many hardships.
I still smile thinking about the small me 20 years ago which couldn’t wait to have a small space for himself to write on his old big computer at night, while everyone was sleeping, because with all the chaos of the day, my brain could only focus at night, alone. With music in my ears, with no fears of being interrupted.
If you are asking yourself about it, yes, this is still my workflow even now, while I work or I draw. Unfortunately I am writing way less, but luckily focusing on drawing.
Big headphones, some music, and nothing around me that can disrupt my focus (I am that kind of person which can’t focus for his life if… for example… I am waiting for a package and I can’t keep my headphones on).
Now that I am an adult and I live alone though, it’s easier finding my focus on early morning or during the day. I have been good at keeping myself on track to sleep at least 8 hours every night!