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As we all know, writing in this forum is seen as an art. And art needs a certain spark of inspiration. Mine mostly comes from from the emotions I feel at a certain time, and a respectable minority comes from issues I have trouble tackling in my own mind alone.

Where does yous come from?
 
Most of the time when I write it's under the influence of drugs , such as LSD or Heroin. I find when I'm in a euphoric state of mind my writing becomes much more emotional and has alot more depth. I'm able to express my feelings much easier , especially with Acid. Drugs are also my passion so it's what I'm most often writing about. I'm going to start writing stories about all the new psychedelics I encounter. There gonna be like very detailed trip reports that easily provide a visual landscape of whats happening in your mind. I'm gonna start one tomorrow about tonights LSD trip :D
 
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You're right, I've written some stuff inspired by the fact I was using, and also about the experience itself...not anymore, though.
 
ultimately from the heart and soul...

everyone i can remember meeting, dreams (good and bad), life experience, soul, music i listen to, philosophy, love for people and animals and all walks of life, comedy, cabins, film, just about everything i'm interested in is somehow linked to my inspiration in writing. sometimes the just the rough draft pen to the paper scribble. my (racing) thoughts, emotions, catchy phrases, news, sex & fetishes, TV, psychedelics, narcotics...i think ye get the point =D

it should also be noted that my best writing is usually when i'm sober. but if i get high and go back to edit, a lotta times it will morph into somethin stranger and comes out a tad more creative for some reason ;)
 
a lot of the material i've posted here comes from somewhat-raggedy, rough scraps written in jails and rehabs and AA meetings throughout the past year or so. i carry a pen and paper with me everywhere I go because i can hear one word and transform it into something much larger and meaningful. it's kinda magical.. sometimes.. if i'm on, i'm excellent. if i have some sucky writing, which i do, it can be disastrous. but that reveals humanity and it's more original
 
I also like to write about places that I've visited on vacations. There's something awe inspiring about seeing a place for the first time. And if you try to explain its beauty in words it usually comes out just right :D
 
I'm personally a little too autistic to try and write about something that isn't my perception - I just don't grasp it very well. The best I can do is write about something from my mental and emotional perspective.
 
^ I know what you mean. occasionally I'll try to write from an unknown identity's perspective--like a character i create in my mind, not someone i know necessarily--but usually it's still chalked down in the 3rd person. i love the concept of writing as art, because it is, it's obvious to me. and it is infinite
 
90% of my best work has been written when I'm drunk.

Unless I am practising keeping my mind still, I have so much shit go through my mind every day, sometimes I think if my thoughts could be heard I would sound nuts.

I care too much when I sit down and try to write, If I'm in a mind frame where I can just let the creative juices flow without letting the shit get in the way, i can write about a blade of grass and my guess you would love it.

The hard part for me is not being so critical of my writing.

I find inspiration from the five senses i suppose.

Things that I hear, see, smell, touch, taste, feel.

I cheated there didn't I.

Feel(ing)

Majority of people I guess write what they feel from their emotions I think.

Sometimes, my dreams give me inspiration on occasion also.
 
It's interesting you mention that caring gets in the way of your writing, because caring is what spurs me to write. I find these idiosyncrasies fascinating.:D
 
for some reason I never want to write when I'm drunk. I've been on klonopin and percocets all night and that definitely had a (positive) influence, but honestly when I'm sober that's when the real shit comes out, because my own self-consciousness pushes me to outer limits, thus taking a chance I wouldn't normally have done (uncomfortable, but it usually turns out for the better)...i have a lot of emo shit that i dont normally share, some of the darker stuff is fine for me to show people, but there are many poems of mine that are practically journal entries and don't really belong in anybody elses head cept for mine
 
It's why I admire and love Kerouac and what he did with On the Road, such a masterpiece in so little time.
not much room there for rough drafts and editing.

If I look back at anything i've written in words, i find so many spelling mistakes etc.
They're there because i write as i think, as the thought comes into my head i type it out straight away then i move on, i dont ven think about the previous line, i was already thinking about the next line anyway.

I dont think anything ive ever written on here has ever taken me longer than a couple of minutes to get down.
Even my old posts under my old account circa 03 lost_boi same style of writitng when i look back.
I guess that's why most things I write are always fairly short pieces.


manic_panic said:
for some reason I never want to write when I'm drunk. I've been on klonopin and percocets all night and that definitely had a (positive) influence, but honestly when I'm sober that's when the real shit comes out, because my own self-consciousness pushes me to outer limits, thus taking a chance I wouldn't normally have done (uncomfortable, but it usually turns out for the better)...i have a lot of emo shit that i dont normally share, some of the darker stuff is fine for me to show people, but there are many poems of mine that are practically journal entries and don't really belong in anybody elses head cept for mine
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See, I write well when im drunk because i dont have to be honest, i dont keep much of a journal these days, i keep one in my head. sounds weird, but i am very very honest with myself.
 
and about the caring thing--well, thats is why i don't have practically any "rules" to my writing of poetry.. it writes itself in the long run if its meant to. i learned in jail that ive had all this in me my whole life, jus didnt recognize its potential enough to put it to any good use. so, never thought id say this, but im glad i went to jail, or i wouldnt be who i am or where i am today
 
yeah, Kerouac always would say the first copy is best. I agree with that maybe half the time. i have this thing like if i read something i wrote a long time ago, and it has much more potential, then im not gonna waste any leftover creative additions
 
i was going to say that, you probably learnt alot about time & patience in jail.
me, ive never been so i can not compare.
 
yeah, well, i consider it a blessing in disguise, you know? we're pretty similar. and the mental journal thing, yeah. i actually make quite an effort to memorize most of all my writing, so when i perform it I segue into other poems or particular stanzas from other poems, trusting myself with the concept of improv to set a particular mood. it doesn't always work, but as long as you try, its fine. i consider myself a spoken word artist and poet, and i can rap out a lot of it, or try something a little jim-morrisonish
 
a LOT different! I've never been on stage, only performed in classrooms, rehab, hospitals, campsites, parties/peoples houses, outside the door of clubs, on the streets.sometimes just over the phone with people. i keep it low-key because i just aint ready to get to an open mic even though I could kill it.

its a great therapeutic way to boost self esteem and confidence. you get a high for sure. girls love it, too ;)

consider it a recommendation.
 
its always good to memorize it and try to spice it up, make it different everytime. i dont like reading it off a paper to people unless it's freshly written and not registered in my mind yet. it gives you more freedom to express body language--which is what, like 60 percent of communication.. and a lot of it is tone...tone is unbelievably important and vital to any kind of performance or spoken word. because a lot of the time it's not even what you say , it's HOW you say it. it's funny cuz some of my stuff *sounds good* to hear, but it's not really very meaningful to people. its a pleasure to have this forum so people can whip up their own way of "listening" to it. Thanks for this thread Samael, what a fucking fantastic idea.
 
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