Most of you just start working on your stories. There is no need to add music, light a candle, dim down the lights, grab a drink, etc. Just start the chapter or jot down notes, then move on with the rest of your day. Nobody is going to the cafe, bookstore, or library, just stay home and get started. I mean not everyone does that.
Are you someone who just writes with no setup? Do you NOT need any special mood, vibe, atmosphere, or anything else to write? It just happens and you keep it going.
Vibes, mood, aesthetic, and atmosphere is something that WriterTubers do in their vlogging videos. Though there are some that donât really do much of that. However most do and you know who some of them are.
My Turn:
Yet I do admire seeing people on YouTube do that. I am not someone who wants to do that. I am FAR TOO much of a homebody to even want to do that. I love my comfort zone, and I love it more when I am alone. I go to the library or bookstore then leave. I donât mind staying a bit, until I want to leave because too much is happening.
When I write, I donât âset the moodâ. I just write because I get a sudden urge. I might grab a drink or play music or even light a candle, but that is not a constant thing. It doesnât need to be.
I hate mimicking others along with the added pressure that I have to do something. I loathe that feeling. So, I do what I want in my comfort zone.
I work on my art and stories pretty much all of the time, but I have to be calm to focus on it. I listen to a lot of youtube videos in the background, too, which helps.
Iâve developed something of a routine over the years. I need my desk clean and organized before I can write; it helps to have a cold drink on the left side of the desk. Themed music is very helpful to me, and I need the dog and cats out of the room before I can focus. When all of that happens, itâs an easy thing to sit down and write. ă˝(^ă^)丿
Yeah I write when Iâm inspired. Itâs either all or nothing with me. It happens or it doesnât and I have to just have to ride the wave and make the most of it. I donât know how people can and need to get comfortable to write to be honest.
I know and I hate it because the videos are literally all so samey. It gets boring after about ten minutes.
Writer wakes up. In the morning of course at a stupidly early time. Writer has coffee. Writer writes. Writer eats food. Writer occasionally walks. Writer writes some more. Writer eats some more. Writer watches Netflix. Writer gets tired and goed to bed. Writer does nothing interesting in their process. Writer has the same royalty free track on their Vlog everyone else has.
People shouldnât vlog if itâs adding nothing new. Really once youâve seen one, youâve honestly seen them all. No offense to the community.
I hate how right this is. I have seen it too many times and youâre right. I guess I am a sucker for the same routines. Though it is nice to find something different every now and then. Itâs exciting.
They do give advice, every now and then. I often wonder if they could make a vlog that isnât solely towards writing, but for ANYTHING ELSE. I bet the YouTube Algorithm will be furious or the subscribers a little.
I feel like that most times, though sometimes I do add background music or a decent atmosphere. Nothing else.
I have never done anything to set the mood to write. I just sit down at my laptop, maybe throw on some tunes if I feel like it, and start writing. It feels like extra work to do anything more than that.
Am I the only who thinks they only do this when the cameraâs on? Theyâre selling a vibe, basically.
I donât have time for a vibe. I just sit down and start writing. Thatâs the vibe.
Not to say I just write without inspiration. Often the whole reason for sitting down to write is because I have inspiration. But sometimes I really just sit down and force words out until I get in the groove.
Yeah, and some of them might actually go that length (it doesnât take long to light a candle or make a cup of coffee or tea), but they might not do it every day
There are things I wish I could do and thereâs reality.
In an ideal world, Iâd be able to use my most productive time of day to write: mid morning. I would sit with a cup of coffee (my espresso machine makes the best coffee ever), and the never ending snacks. Iâd sit in my living room or outside if the weather allowed. Iâd be alone with no distractions for hours. I would play one of my favorite playlists, or if I sat outside, Iâd just listen to the birds sing, and Iâd write my heart out. No rush. No obligations. Just letting the magic happen.
In the real life, none of that is possible. Iâm at work at that hour. And even on the weekend, my husband is awake, and I get no quiet time with no distractions. My house doesnât have a room I can isolate myself in and NOT hear him. Outside, itâs too cold. Summerâs too hot. Spring is way too short but Iâm badly looking forward to it to try to hide out there.
And nowadays, I canât even sit down to write because of health issues.
All Iâve got is a couple of hours at night when Iâm tired and in pain and get no quiet.
But if thatâs what Iâve got, then thatâs what Iâll have to use. Far from the ideal writing environment but itâs still possible.
Theyâre selling a vibe, basically.