How I became a ’Spontaneous Writer’
As a writer ‘Never Say Never.’ Who knows I might just start jotting down 5 ideas daily. For now, this is fine. Just read on…
Wow! At 53, I discovered what spontaneity meant for a writer. Until a few years ago, I always maintained an ideas notebook where I jotted down 5 ideas daily. But every day whenever I sat down to see which idea I should work on that day I just lost the motivation and the inspiration to write on that topic. Weeks flowed into months of vacillating and putting off the idea of writing and expressing myself. But a decision had to be made. I went with the flow and allowed the situation to remain the way it was and not how it should have been. Certainly, I was not suffering from the infamous ‘Writer’s Block.’ No, I wasn’t and I was sure of that. My role as a Real Estate Blogger gave me plenty of room to ideate, brainstorm and come up with ideas that were both mind-blowing and path-breaking. Then what was it? I thought loudly.
Finally, after losing interest in my book of ideas I gave up. It was just a few weeks ago out of sheer boredom and disinterest I took one final look at my ideas notebook; chucked it into the trash bin and sat down to write. An idea came to me spontaneously. Words and ideas flowed effortlessly and I thoroughly enjoyed the process and finished the blog in an hour.
What followed was sheer joy and a deep sense of satisfaction and achievement. After several weeks of testing myself to the idea of surrendering to spontaneous writing, I felt real joy and creative satisfaction. This Eureka moment led me to believe that spontaneous writing suited me due to my frequent mood swings and the highly strung attitude that I have developed after working in a power-driven, dynamic and competitive market like real estate.
However, this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision and I went through countless emotions to arrive at this juncture. Every day as I go through my daily work at home as well as in my office a million ideas float in my head. This gives me little or no time to jot them down, but the moment I sit down to write the idea that pops into my head at that time is the blog topic for that day. The process of finishing a blog is very much the same- the planning, outline, intro, main body and conclusion which I guess every writer does but the implementation is swift; the execution is quick and the blog is ready in a little more than an hour.
This is how after several weeks of testing myself I came to this conclusion of labelling myself as a ‘’spontaneous writer.’’
I have completely given up the idea of jotting down ideas in a notebook and have even stopped writing in some of my favourite niches. I don’t know why. Maybe after working on real estate blogs in a real estate and construction company, I return home tired and jaded that I can’t think. My frozen brain refuses to thaw and maybe somewhere the warmth of this spontaneity helps me satisfy the creative writer in me.
This weird behaviour of mine is only reflected during writing a blog and does not happen when I am working on my novel. I am simply astounded as I am looking for solutions that no medical science can answer. The rough draft of my novel is full of notes, research and whatnot that goes into writing a novel. I am usually over the moon when I am referring to all my scribbled notes and suggestions. Thank God I am sane!
As of now my transition to a ‘’Spontaneous Writer’’ is nothing short of a miracle and I hope to enjoy it as long as it lasts. This blog is a result of that spontaneous decision that made me sit and write and I feel truly blessed.
