ChapterMuse

Anyone else writing through a head cold?

MMara Ellis3 mo ago3 replies0

Day three of NyQuil prose. I cannot tell if what I wrote yesterday is genuinely interesting or if my brain is just operating at 60%.

Strangely, the slower pace has made me more patient with the scene I'm in. I'm not rushing to the next thing because I don't have the energy to. There might be something in that.

Anyone else find that being slightly impaired produces unexpected results in the draft?

3 replies

  1. EEden Kay3 mo ago

    Mild fever brain produced two of my best chapters last winter. There's something about not being able to second-guess fast enough.

  2. NNia Wren3 mo ago

    I write better tired than rested. I think my internal editor needs at least 8 hours of sleep to wake up.

  3. JJon Bell3 mo ago

    Drafted a whole novella on a long-haul flight last year. Eight hours of forced stillness + low-grade dehydration apparently = productivity. Don't recommend the chair though.