Snowflake Challenge #8
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teagan_starfarerTalk about your creative process.
I tend to be fairly disorganized creator that creates whenever I am in the mood or have an idea. With the exception of my spiritual stuff, I create purely for the joy of it and I happily ignore any advice given to writers who want to grow pro. IE I will never be the type of writer who writes daily. Last time I tried I lasted like two days before losing all interest in writing for several years. For my tools I use Notepad for my writing and HTML coding, Code Pen for CSS and Java, and I use a free image editor for my editing (looking for a free one that doesn't use AI though... recs welcome). I would use something fancier for my writing but it's either gonna end up on my site or no one but me will ever see it so it works.
With meta I generally like to give myself a day or so after reading/watching the canon (either in its entirety or after an installment) before writing any to give time for things to gel. I usually make it a point to avoid reading other peoples stuff until after I'm finished but when I was on tumblr I did check to see if anyone else had written the same thing before sharing it though. If it's a rewatch or reread I'll take notes to help but not usually on a first watch or read.
Worldbuilding/Character creation is my primary creative hobby and I do have a Pinterest board as inspiration but I don't use it much while I'm actually writing out the information (it's mostly to give me something to daydream at). The vast majority of fiction writing I do (which isn't a lot) revolves around these characters and happens whenever I get an idea I like. As such it's very choppy and all over the place (not helped by me making some massive changes a few months ago).
With coding/webweaving I generally just get bored with my site and want to change it (sometimes after seeing someone else's cool site).. Either that or I've got an idea for a shrine. I like to watch Lets Plays during the boring bits, but otherwise I like silence. I usually look for images and color palates before I start coding but I've been known to change my mind in the middle. Also, while I do try to make my stuff mobile friendly, I do make the layout for PC first. Finally I am a far more organized coder than writer... mostly because with coding, you will regret it if you aren't.
Icons and other image stuff usually happens whenever I need a new icon or other image for my site (although sometimes I do get inspired by other stuff I see). I tend to listen to music whenever I'm doing this.
I tend to be fairly disorganized creator that creates whenever I am in the mood or have an idea. With the exception of my spiritual stuff, I create purely for the joy of it and I happily ignore any advice given to writers who want to grow pro. IE I will never be the type of writer who writes daily. Last time I tried I lasted like two days before losing all interest in writing for several years. For my tools I use Notepad for my writing and HTML coding, Code Pen for CSS and Java, and I use a free image editor for my editing (looking for a free one that doesn't use AI though... recs welcome). I would use something fancier for my writing but it's either gonna end up on my site or no one but me will ever see it so it works.
With meta I generally like to give myself a day or so after reading/watching the canon (either in its entirety or after an installment) before writing any to give time for things to gel. I usually make it a point to avoid reading other peoples stuff until after I'm finished but when I was on tumblr I did check to see if anyone else had written the same thing before sharing it though. If it's a rewatch or reread I'll take notes to help but not usually on a first watch or read.
Worldbuilding/Character creation is my primary creative hobby and I do have a Pinterest board as inspiration but I don't use it much while I'm actually writing out the information (it's mostly to give me something to daydream at). The vast majority of fiction writing I do (which isn't a lot) revolves around these characters and happens whenever I get an idea I like. As such it's very choppy and all over the place (not helped by me making some massive changes a few months ago).
With coding/webweaving I generally just get bored with my site and want to change it (sometimes after seeing someone else's cool site).. Either that or I've got an idea for a shrine. I like to watch Lets Plays during the boring bits, but otherwise I like silence. I usually look for images and color palates before I start coding but I've been known to change my mind in the middle. Also, while I do try to make my stuff mobile friendly, I do make the layout for PC first. Finally I am a far more organized coder than writer... mostly because with coding, you will regret it if you aren't.
Icons and other image stuff usually happens whenever I need a new icon or other image for my site (although sometimes I do get inspired by other stuff I see). I tend to listen to music whenever I'm doing this.
