I had just clicked on “Post to beckycochrane” on this post Tuesday when LJ went down. Don’t blame me and William Styron; it was due to a San Francisco power outage. Nice of LJ to restore the post when I could access the site again. So…anyway…
The actual process of writing…demands complete, noiseless privacy, without even music;
a baby howling two blocks away will drive me nuts.
William Styron
Photo: The Compound, 2007
I’ve known people who say they can’t read or write with any sort of sound around them. When I was an undergraduate, I used to sit in the cafeteria area where there was a lot of activity with people talking and watching TV. I was able to pretty much block it out and concentrate on whatever I was reading. Listening to music actually helps me focus on my writing. Actually, silence tends to drive me nuts because it makes me feel like I’m really alone, which I usually am when I’m writing, but I don’t like feeling that way.
Music helps me shut out all the other noise and can also set the mood I need for what I’m writing.
I once was in an office with people who would flip out if I had music on because they felt they couldn’t read or write with music on in the background. I’m not usually one of those people with the attitude of: “Well, if it’s this way for me, it must/should be that way for you.” However, if you think of it, doing a lot of the activities we do during our day, our minds shut out so much stuff in order to concentrate on whatever, at least within reasonable degrees.
So basically what your saying is that you broke LJ and ruined it for the rest of us… Way to go Beck-ster!
My power…
I love music. Without it, I don’t know how I would live. I dislike tv, as I mentioned before, so I always have music on. I downloaded Ricky Nelson’s iTunes, and now I am listening to him a lot. Music helps me with stress, writing, and even motivation.
*It was strange, trying to log on to LJ and not be able to at all. I kept thinking, “this is how the world ends.” hahaha
I hated that feeling of disconnect.
Lovely pic!
Thanks. =)
I can so, so relate to that . . . I’m not a writer, but I do like silence.
I thought you are a writer. I’ve read your writing on your LJ.
Oh you’re sooo kind!!! *blushes*
Well, okay, a little Drabbling, but not that kind of a writer / author!!!! (You know, the published books-for-sale-in-a-bookshop kind!)
However, I take a bow!