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Originally Posted by kennyc
Sounds like you are not atypical. My thoughts, ideas, scenes never come out as I initially see them in my head either and I know most writers (particularly at first) have the same issue.  |
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I normally think in images, not words.
If you say something very simple to me:
"So yesterday, the steak slipped from my plate onto the ground. Before I could do anything, the dog had it and was off with it through the back door."
I actually "see" the steak slipping, dropping to the ground, the dog grabbing it, and crashing through the back door into the yard.
When assisting people with computers, I never had to remember the locations o buttons and menu's and such. I just remembered "screenshots", and could "use" the program in my head while explaining.
It's the same with regard to thinking up stories. I "see" characters and surroundings. If I'd describe the characters and surroundings the way I "see" them, everybody would be asleep before finishing a chapter.
So, IF (rarely) I write something, it's just part of what I actually "saw", so it's not good enough. It feels as the writing is some sort of summary.
Maybe this is the reason why I could enjoy myself immensely with table top RPG's when I was younger, while many other children I knew couldn't.