Case Study #2: Physical

Like I’ve said many times, I write constantly. I take notes at school, I write papers, I write poetry, and I usually doodle little ideas that pop into my head every now and then. But when I’m actually sitting down to write, there has to be a certain atmosphere in order to get the best out of what I’m writing. For example, when I write poetry, I love being in my room. I usually have plenty of light, and I tend to curl up either on my couch or on my bed. My big journal is where I keep the majority of my poetry, songs, and letters that I write to myself. For the most part I use pens. Pens just seem to help my racing thoughts come out on paper faster. I also tend to write very fast. And when I really get into it and I’m writing crazy-fast, you can usually see my hunched over my notebook with my nose practically against the paper. For some reason this helps me get into it more, I suppose. But then sometimes I’ll pause and think, “why the hell am I so damn close to the paper?” Then after a few moments, you’ll find me once again all up in my notebook. I’m not totally sure why I do this, but I guess it helps right? A lot of my best poetry and lyrics come about when I write late at night. I can remember late summer nights at 2 or 3 in the morning when I’m laying in bed with one light on just going at it. And if it really starts to get good, I’ll grab my guitar and try to put music to my words. But if it’s just a simple paper that I’m writing, I like to have plenty of light. I also don’t like staying up late to write papers for school. I guess I don’t feel that school should take up that much of my time…