The bit of talking about how being on transit would give you that bit of muse or inspiration made me miss my daily commute to work each day. Every time I was on the subway and had my music on or just watched the rain on the windows and felt transported to a different world. I love the way you talk about writing, your process and just the love for the craft is so apparent in everything you share. Thanks again for posting this and I know it has given me something great to take away from it and I can't wait to read more of this series.
That process of images appearing as you go through day to day life things like during commute is very relatable. I used to have 2 hours commute each way and during those times it be be just me, my thoughts, my music, and the faceless sea of people around me. Countless ideas came and went during those times, but unfortunately none ever made it to paper. Simply walking up some steps, seeing a person walk by, or smelling the mix of rain and diesel lingering in the air lights up the imagination so very much.
Those long commutes were soul crushing, but I do miss the hours of nothingness during which my mind could freely explore.
I think that's the one thing I missed the most out of a pandemic, which is ridiculous because like you say, it's just annoying and long. I try to take walks outside, but then it's more like "let me take all of this in for later" and not getting the ideas from when you do something routine and your brain has that 5% power to think of something else.
The bit of talking about how being on transit would give you that bit of muse or inspiration made me miss my daily commute to work each day. Every time I was on the subway and had my music on or just watched the rain on the windows and felt transported to a different world. I love the way you talk about writing, your process and just the love for the craft is so apparent in everything you share. Thanks again for posting this and I know it has given me something great to take away from it and I can't wait to read more of this series.
That process of images appearing as you go through day to day life things like during commute is very relatable. I used to have 2 hours commute each way and during those times it be be just me, my thoughts, my music, and the faceless sea of people around me. Countless ideas came and went during those times, but unfortunately none ever made it to paper. Simply walking up some steps, seeing a person walk by, or smelling the mix of rain and diesel lingering in the air lights up the imagination so very much.
Those long commutes were soul crushing, but I do miss the hours of nothingness during which my mind could freely explore.
I think that's the one thing I missed the most out of a pandemic, which is ridiculous because like you say, it's just annoying and long. I try to take walks outside, but then it's more like "let me take all of this in for later" and not getting the ideas from when you do something routine and your brain has that 5% power to think of something else.