#writing hyperfocus

[writerpolls]

Writers: do you ever forget basic bodily needs* while writing?

I forget basic bodily needs all the time, including while writing

I forget basic needs while doing certain engaging stuff, including while writing

Only while writing do I sometimes forget about basic bodily needs

I forget basic needs while doing certain engaging stuff, but not while writing

I don’t generally forget about basic bodily needs, writing or not

I just don’t forget about basic bodily needs

Other / unsure (explain in notes?)

See results / I don’t write / I don’t have a body

Voting ended onMay 13, 2025

*eating, staying hydrated, going to the bathroom, stretching, etc

[mareebrittenford]

The Writing Zone

I think a lot of people wonder what exactly you get out of writing once you take away the gratification of posting each chapter as it's written, and the adrenaline rush of binge writing.

What's left to enjoy?

The answer (for me at least, other people probably enjoy other stuff) is the Zone.

the habit of measured daily writing make it easier to slide into the Zone, that is: a hyperfocus state. (At least I think that's what it is.)

It's a beautiful place where words come easily, I don't have to think about what comes next because characters direct the action, and I loose all sense of time.

Being in the zone creatively is amazing and has a really positive effect on my overall mental health and happiness. And all I have to do to get it is show up for my daily scheduled writing.

Bonus, I get a story at the end of it!

Sure writing is hard sometimes, but the more you do it, the more fun it gets. And as a bonus you get a finished story every so often!