The Product
Stream of consciousness lack of (peanuts) ego. Writing down only what my (highlighter) mind is thinking. Sex, cats, dog. How can anyone write (water bottle) anything serious when you're not supposed to use your ego in Automatic Writing. Iphone, remote, underwear. I just realized how long it takes to keep the Thought Process up and focused. The pen should never leave the page, you should never re-read what you have written (towel) you should (TV) just keep writing (Sonny, Sonny, Sonny). This is actually a lot harder than writing normally. Normally meaning thinking (sauna is hot) about what you're writing instead of just streaming different (cloud) ideas like a video (Popeye's biscuit for breakfast). Online, video, Jurassic Park. I used to be scared of (foot) Jurassic Park and Jumanji as a child. I'd though (finger) the dinosaurs would (1,2,500) come after me. (Enough words) title, underline, 500 words. Sneeze ! that one hurt...My brain can't think when and after I sneeze. All I see is blank, the sneeze or the sneeze's? is done. For me, Automatic Writing is hard. This is the product, what is the process (water bottle)? 174 words, not enough. Does this Dada technique, is it suppose to open my mind to other possibilities of writing? I wonder if it's working.
The Process
I took out Alycia's notes on writing and looked at her definition of Automatic Writing, "Stream of consciousness, lack of ego of the author". I put my pen on a piece of paper and just began to let my mind and hands do the work. I realize I get distracted very easily that's why their is a ton of random words my writing bracketed off in parenthesis. That's how my mind wanted to write it. I just kept writing until (the only time I used my ego) I felt the piece was long enough and it was finished. I went to my blog, typed it up, and for the first time I actually read through what I wrote...
I, too, have lately had Popeye's for breakfast. A casualty of Mardi Gras?
ReplyDeleteDada automatic writing was my technique as well. Good to know sex and cats are both on our mind.
This is very hard to read still. But maybe that's the point. I like the parenthetical and think they can be expanded...
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, it was hard to focus. I was so afraid that I was not making any sense but I soon figured out that that's not the point. haahaa, but you tackled it nicely btw, Popeye's for breakfast is healthy at our age :)
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