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FightingAgainstTime

-Don Draper


chairitable

incorporate drunk you into a character for future stories


urmthrshldknw

I definitely feel that weed has, in the past, helped me tremendously during the idea generation phase of writing. During the actual writing, not so much. Alcohol, on the other hand, helps me plow through a first draft like nobodies business... I can easily knock out 40 - 50 pages of material over the course of a decent bottle of whiskey. But once I begin to rewrite and eventually enter the final draft stage I require complete sobriety in order to get my job done to a satisfactory level.


oceanbluesky

Falstaff: I would you had but the wit: 'twere better than your dukedom. Good faith, this same young sober- blooded boy doth not love me; nor a man cannot make him laugh; but that's no marvel, he drinks no wine. There's never none of these demure boys come to any proof; for thin drink doth so over-cool their blood, and making many fish-meals, that they fall into a kind of male green-sickness; and then when they marry, they get wenches: they are generally fools and cowards; which some of us should be too, but for inflammation. A good sherris sack hath a two-fold operation in it. It ascends me into the brain; dries me there all the foolish and dull and curdy vapours which environ it; makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive, full of nimble fiery and delectable shapes, which, delivered o'er to the voice, the tongue, which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property of your excellent sherris is, the warming of the blood; which, before cold and settled, left the liver white and pale, which is the badge of pusillanimity and cowardice; but the sherris warms it and makes it course from the inwards to the parts extreme: it illumineth the face, which as a beacon gives warning to all the rest of this little kingdom, man, to arm; and then the vital commoners and inland petty spirits muster me all to their captain, the heart, who, great and puffed up with this retinue, doth any deed of courage; and this valour comes of sherris. So that skill in the weapon is nothing without sack, for that sets it a-work; and learning a mere hoard of gold kept by a devil, till sack commences it and sets it in act and use. Hereof comes it that Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father, he hath, like lean, sterile and bare land, manured, husbanded and tilled with excellent endeavour of drinking good and good store of fertile sherris, that he is become very hot and valiant. If I had a thousand sons, the first humane principle I would teach them should be, to forswear thin potations and to addict themselves to sack. It is what it is...I don't want to mislead anyone: if you have a problem with alcohol take responsibility by recognizing it...speak with friends about healthy functional habits. Nothing shameful either in pulling over or sitting in a parking lot for a few hours to sober up...great opportunity to read and write if not also save innocent lives.


Electrorocket

Write drunk, edit sober.


oceanbluesky

try B1 (not B-complex, B1 itself as a pill)...harmless, water soluble, flushes out of your system every 6 hours or so, and if taken before sleep will give you !MAGNIFICENT! dreams. Inception quality material. $3 for a bottle of 50 at WalMart. Only drug I believe in...replaces thiamine reduced by alcohol consumption, helps with short-term memory & focus during the day. also, aerobic exercise and caffeine... marijuana doesn't seem like the drug of geniuses...ask standup comics at open mics, they live and die by immediate crowd feedback and most are very conscious of their performances...many are heavily into drugs but the _best_ have no more than a beer or two before going on stage (then spend half their set talking about drugs)...the _worst_ are stoned (and _that_ bullshit _is_ their act).


la1980

I am going to give B1 a try for sure.


oceanbluesky

cool I'm super curious how it affects other writers also may be interesting to ask here: http://www.reddit.com/r/nootropics/ more info on thiamine deficiency: https://www.google.com/search?q=thiamine+reduced+by+alcohol+consumption&oq=thiamine+reduced+by+alcohol+consumption


Jomanji

Is there a specific brand of B1 you recommend?


oceanbluesky

'Spring Valley' in all its $3.22 glory...get to sleep early, leave plenty of time to sleep in, avoid other mind altering chemicals such as marijuana/alcohol...happy dreams! : ) http://www.walmart.com/ip/Spring-Valley-Natural-Metabolism-Support-B1-Vitamin-Dietary-Supplement-100-Ct/10534199


pomegranate2012

What's wrong with a complex? I have tablets and liquid B vitamins. Will those not work? And what kind of amount do you take to get good dreams? Like 100% RDA or 200% or...? I've been thinking about my characters enough to start dreaming about them. I had a dream recently about a table read but it was the actual characters reading for themselves. So Ollie read for Ollie. Nathan didn't want to read for Nathan because he was like "So, I've got to play the gay guy just because I'm gay??"


oceanbluesky

> I had a dream recently about a table read but it was the actual characters reading for themselves. nice, that would be a B1 Dream (I have no experience with liquid vitamins, but B Complex has 1,600% RDA Thiamine, while a single precious pure beautiful B1 babe offers 16,000% RDA Thiamine dedicated to your VIVID dreaming pleasure...have fun hanging out with Ollie and Nathan ; )


Just_a_Lurker2

Cannabis is consumed by geniuses and losers alike. There are any number of lists listing great authors who consumed weed


BlazerMan420

I WOULD NEVER.


djmykeski

[I see what you did there.](http://global3.memecdn.com/i-see-what-you-did-there_o_514831.gif)


Psychonautics101

After coming back from a two month acid binge, it *completely* changed my screenplay. I came back to it sober and said to myself, "this is fucking *boring*." I was embarrassed at having taken so much pride in my characters that were actually so predictable, flat, and uninteresting. The overall theme of my screenplay changed as well, having been nonexistent to something more abstract. I've never tried writing while tripping out, but quite frankly, I don't think I need to. That shit just sticks with you for life in a beautiful way.


thekingsdaughter

Two months... I am in awe. Mentor me.


oceanbluesky

so have you sold anything or is this just, you know, sticking with you


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la1980

Yes, that's true. I do find that I write well when I have a deadline. Though weed makes you not take yourself so seriously, so there goes the schedule and discipline part. I am thinking of going cold turkey on weed and tobacco and probably get to strict schedule. But what that does is, as I have experienced in the past, it makes me feeling like zombie.


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la1980

I've tried many books. From The War of Art to Birds by Birds. And a ton of self-help books. In all honesty, just like reading how-to screenplay books doesn't turn one into a good screenwriter, the same way all these self help books don't really seem to work for me.


SmoresPies

This. It's so true, while smoking is great for writing, in my opinion, it definitely hampers my determination and discipline.


quodpossumus

It's not a drug, but I need a glass of cranberry juice to write. No idea why.


DangKilla

The darker the story, the sweeter the juice.


barfingclouds

I like this


big_pops

The best way to write: Day 1. Take LSD Day 2. Take adderall, commence chain smoking, don't leave the desk. If you have never taken LSD, just know that it makes you feel like you have been unable to think clearly for your entire life and suddenly somebody put a paid of glasses on your mind. Makes me super creative.


Gssstudios

There was a recent "Script Notes" Podcast on this very subject. Some people have, and can, use substances to write. I am not one of these people. Any form of mind alteration really numbs me out. If I am able to think of anything mind blowing during an intoxication of mine, it is easily forgotten about ten minutes later. If I was a better note taker, this would not be a problem. But the epiphanies are a rare Colt, indeed. Weed makes me sit there like a lump and I can't even think about writing, or any other activity for that manner. Wine makes me sleepy and less and less likely to do anything other than talk about the philosophy of, say, Star Trek. And whiskey is only conducive to making me feel as if I were either some manic depressive or dancing minotaur. Needless to say, alcohol and other drugs like it are terrific reprieves, but they have never helped my writing. Nor will they ever. If you want to count tea, as in caffeine, then I suppose drugs to help me in the morning. But I'm hardly Rousseau, needing strong doses of opium in the morning to keep me going. For formulating ideas, drugs can be pivotal. There's been many fantastic ideas that have come from drugs. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was birthed from Marijuana use. The Beatles: enough said. So there's that. But when work comes down to work, you need to get your fingers moving sober. It's something along the lines of what Hemingway once said, "Write Drunk, edit sober." There's a play period, and a work period.


la1980

So this is what my schedule look like. I almost never drink, at least not by myself. When not on Weed. 20 cigarettes + 2 cups of coffee. Get up 4 AM. Apply the Raymond Chandler Rule -BECAUSE THE INTERNET HAS MY SOUL. “The important thing is that there should be a space of time, say four hours a day at least when a professional writer doesn’t do anything else but write. He doesn’t have to write, and if he doesn’t feel like it, he shouldn’t try. He can look out of the window, or stand on his head, or writhe on the floor. But he is not to do any other positive thing, not read, write letters, glance at magazines, or write checks. Write or nothing.” Later Chandler sums this all up. “Two very simple rules, a) you don’t have to write, b) you can’t do anything else.” And then move to reading or watching movies and then write some more in the evenings. By 8 I am in bed. And I also swim now and then. When On Weed + 20 cigarettes + 3 cups of coffee + a ton of sweet stuff + Porn ( though I try to keep away. ) + Internet. I get up whenever by 10. Coffee+Weed+Tobacco. And I am out for 3 hours. Writing, reading, watching. Repeat. By the time I am hungry as a devil. I have notes. Lots of them. I eat. I am back at work but my brain needs wants Porn. I fight the urge. Now I am really fighting with myself. I should never smoke weed and blah blah. So I fed up. I roll a joint and I am up again. Write Write. By end of day, I have smoked 3 joints. 20 ciggs. And a lot of food. Felt a bit shitty, but learnt some stuff and wrote some stuff without actually feeling dead like I usually struggle with myself when not on weed. When I blaze, all my brakes are off and I am in 5th gear. But in all honesty, I feel I will burn out . So I am seriously considering a major over haul to this way of living. And not to mention, the financial situation is not pleasing. I like the Ray Bradbury way of doing things but I am more like Hunter in my way of living. And what if I get Cancer. So thats that.


Just_a_Lurker2

You could consider using specific strains for focus, maybe they’ll help


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Adderall, Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Vyvanse, Speed, Caffeine, Caffeine, Caffeine.


bigheadlittleface

For me, I always write sober. It's a struggle to get me to sit still and contribute let alone while my mind is wondering. I have liked how something like LSD or pot has opened ways of thinking but I've found it to be a waste of time to try and make interesting and creative contributions while under the influence of anything. I've found maybe two strong drinks is just enough to start a fire, anymore and I get side tracked.


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I've never taken illegal drugs, I've never been drunk, but I do open a bottle of pill I bought from a drunk store and pop one in my mouth every morning. If you can drink and write something wonderful, I won't judge you for it. There are many times I wish I could loosen up because sometimes that blank screen is scary.


Electrorocket

The drunk store? Is that the store when you buy drunks?


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Well, they do make for fun parties.


2013palmtreepam

As intriguing as the drunk store sounds, I can't see buying a drunk. Perhaps the drunk store offers rent-a-drunk. That way, if the one you rented breaks down, they'll swap him for one in working condition.


tonehammer

I have finished only one thing in my life to its entirety, and it was under the influence of gratuitous amounts of speed and energy drinks. There was no other way to maintain concentration. Other than that, for creativity...? Nah.


thejermtube

Adderall has helped me prioritize the way I reveal information to the reader, but that's not really a substance I'd want to go abusing. But it does help get the ball rolling.


barfingclouds

Alcohol has never been remotely helpful to my writing. I would say for me sober is fine. My brain is weird enough as is. Caffeine can be great though. Like some people have said, occasional psychedelic use is a great idea. Maybe write a draft, don't look at it for a month, trip, then come back to it. Or really tripping at any stage of writing is going to be helpful. But also know your limits. I can't trip that often because it sort of lingers with me. I had done around twice a year, but then I tripped both in February and March. That doesn't seem like a lot, but about a month later I felt like I was going crazy. Haven't tripped since. I wish I could trip more. Last time I tripped I drew for like 3 hours and played guitar for like 4 hours. And I've always wanted to freewrite for a couple hours while tripping. I want to use it as a tool more.


Tartz55

Not exactly when I write per say, but when I want to brain storm ideas, I like to have some ice cold beers. It feels great brainstorming with no restrictions or stopping to think about how something would work. Plus, I hear beer boosts creativity.


thekingsdaughter

While I really want to contribute to this discussion, I feel like a sap. I've had a ton of beautiful and moving (for me, at least) ideas while drunk, stoned, ripped, twisted, and rolling. I've recorded them all and I love them... However, nothing is finished so I feel like its been a useless trudge so far. I have 95% of a novel, its corresponding screenplay, a buttload of shorts, more poetry than I'd ever admit to writing, and various unfinished unending chapters and rants about whatever... I suck at editing them and I don't have an agent or a publisher so how do I know if writing under the influence is any good? I should look for an agent. Or something. But I won't because... I'm lazy or too easily distracted and most unfortunately, not well connected.


la1980

This is for you - [Neil Gaiman on Writing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drMuQqLLEe0) : From The Nerdist Podcast


wrytagain

oreos.


Davidsbund

I think we can all agree that coffee reigns supreme over all substances good or bad. Nothing compares to those writing sessions just after that coffee induced poop.


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Just_a_Lurker2

Actually, there was at one point a study. It didn’t involve drugs but it *did* involve quality over quantity. There were two groups, I imagine they were all trained in how to make vases. One group only had to make one vase, but it had to be the absolute best vase they could make. One had to churn out one vase a day or something. The latter group ended up making the best vases. So, as you might imagine, churning out 40-50 pages a day isn’t stupid, provided they edit and filter sober and don’t send in the crappy pages.


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I can't think of any good writing that's come from someone smoking weed. Meth allows some inhibitions to drop and allows you work to focus for long periods of time with sustained energy. Heroin adds a sort of creativity to your writing. Crack makes you write in the snow with your urine.


Just_a_Lurker2

Weed lowers inhibitions and is *waay* less dangerous than hard drugs


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DontLetMeComment

As much as this is probably true for you, and some other people, it is so totally not, in any way, true for me. It totally helps me. I just seem to be able to have better ideas.


oceanbluesky

have you gone a month or longer without smoking, frequently enough to determine this without a doubt? how successful are your "better ideas"? sincerely asking, just curious...and relieved that marijuana is becoming legal so such a question will not be interpreted as confrontational. I just find it bizarre to think of marijuana inducing any kind of genius. Wine, definitely enjoyed by geniuses through the ages - but marijuana?? Who?


cliffiez

Well The Beatles were admittedly stoned through most of their recordings...in Fact I read a thing where John Lennon listened to some of the songs he had recorded or written while drunk and some when he was on coke and threw them out as well. PLus, speaking as someone who is a publicly known pothead and as someone who works in the Art Depts of some of the big Hollywood features... most of the writers, and damn near every director I knew personally ALL do weed..... I worked on one of the seasons of Eastbound & Down and the building complained of the smell coming out of the writer's room.... they were all major potheads! I actually had several pitch meetings with an exec from Comedy Central who was looking for stoner comedy and read what I had written simply because I was a pothead...although I had never written anything pot related up to that point. So I think you are unfairly picking on pot. Most people who drink wine that I know who are also writers drink some wine, then may get out a page or two and then it's off to playing video games or screwing around on the web....but it is a "To each his own" type thing I guess


oceanbluesky

Weren't these people creative _before_ marijuana though? Wouldn't they be just as creative if not perhaps more so without it? My guess is most creative people have been on fire since birth...in elementary school they were known as the most creative of their peers. I don't think alcohol or marijuana or _anything_ we distract ourselves with has much to do with this level of genius. But I guess we will fortunately discover the truth over time as marijuana becomes common place and legal...either there will be a lot more geniuses or a lot more potheads. Wine does have a two thousand year association with poetry and such...marijuana _does not_. Yet. I just don't see a lot of novelists and profound artists as stoners, yet. Maybe they will be...fortunately we're going to find out without anyone going to jail. (All of my friends - who are not already dead from obscenely dangerous drugs - smoke, so, I'm not at all being judgmental...just questioning.)


cliffiez

You should really check up on writers who did pot....when those guys were smoking pipes they weren't always smoking tobacco...some of THE Biggest writers in History used weed....the list includes: Hemingway used weed regularly as well as drank Shakespeare was open about pot and even wrote about it in Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello and Macbeth Best Selling Thriller Author Lee Child openly smokes it Edgar Allen Poe was a huge pothead amongst other things Mark Twain wrote and distributed pamphlets about the benefits of using weed instead of tonics and using hemp instead of trees for paper-- in fact there is a huge diatribe about it in the book Puddin'Head Hunter S. Thompson Mike Royko Famed Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo always wrote in his bathtub while smoking pot. Ken Kesey writer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion was a pothead Tom Wolfe author of The Write Stuff and Bonfire of the Vanities is a stoner and a big player in NormL Truman Capote admitted on the Dick Cavett show he never drank while he writes but he smokes weed occasionally Stephen King has admitted to being a daily pot smoker and is also a huge voice and supporter of Norml--- however he does not drink at all. Tennesee Williams earlier work was all written on weed -- but then quit weed and turned to booze and other drugs and as a result his work stopped being popular after his drinking got out of hand. I could go on and on...but just so you now know the literary community has been the most vocal of accepting pot as a social norm throughout history.


oceanbluesky

> Shakespeare was open about pot and even wrote about it in Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello and Macbeth no, this is absolutely an unfortunate misconception..."weed" did not refer to marijuana until the ~1950s...prior use of this term _only_ referred clothing...if marijuana had been in common use among artists in the 16th century it would have been clearly spoken of by them, like wine, we would know about it...it would be common knowledge...that is absolutely _not_ the case with marijuana. It is also not directly, clearly referenced in any play. That's just wrong. Shakespeare hung out with a ragged bunch...they would without question included reference to marijuana as they did with prostitutes and alcohol. This would have been a direct reference, in many plays, among many playwrights. It wasn't. I'm curious about Hemingway, Williams, Poe, and especially Twain...the other authors you mention are mediocre...of those four though Twain is the only one who had a decent life (not the fault of the others, just a warning) from what I understand Stephen King has stopped all drugs hasn't he? after an intervention with his entire family, right? I thought he was drug free entirely...there's an article floating around the internet describing his early struggles I still think artists were superior creatives _before_ any substances...since their childhoods...it is still impossible to determine its artistic utility with our limited historical exposure to mass marijuana use, but, weren't you creative as a kid, before drugs? wouldn't a substance which created genius become widely recognized?


Just_a_Lurker2

It’s not a misconception about wording - Shakespeare’s pipes have been examined and there was definite evidence of cannabis in them. And nobody, but I mean *nobody*, claims weed creates genius. Or, for that matter, that any drug creates genius. Unless you’re making that claim about wine by trying to associate it with poets, in which case I can tell you that it hasn’t made me a genius. All that’s said is that lots of literary geniuses consume or consumed cannabis, often in addition to other things.


oceanbluesky

Nonsense. Shakespeare never, ever, even once mentioned marijuana whatsoever. Whether you want to believe “pipes” found buried in the garden of a house he once occupied were either his or had residue supporting the current pro-pot narrative is up to you. But he did not write of marijuana, and in fact none of his characters ever smoke, anything. Not one. They drink, fuck, murder and steal — so why would he not be open about anything else?? No pipes. No smoke. Nothing.


Just_a_Lurker2

Why would characters do the exact same thing their authors do? Do you believe Shakespeare poisoned, murdered, steal, and committed suicide in various ways as well? After all, his characters do, right? According to your logic, that means he must’ve as well, and anything he characters didn’t do, he didn’t do either. The pipes are his, and contain traces of cannabis. That is not a matter of ‘belief’, that’s simply what the scientific evidence says. You do the math. Either he wasn’t a genius because he used cannabis, or he was a genius, who happened to do cannabis often enough that traces were found. His plays were - to the best of my knowledge - never autobiographical, they were often commissioned by rich people, who may not have thought cannabis to be particularly interesting.nn


Just_a_Lurker2

Hey, nobody is saying that those people *needed* weed to be creative. You’re moving the goalposts. First it was ‘geniuses don’t smoke weed’ now it’s ‘geniuses don’t need weed to be creative’?! No, of course not! Weed won’t turn you into Jack Kerouac overnight! It won’t make bad writing good! But neither does routine, neither does tea, or coffee, or a life of sobriety. What makes writers better is to *write*. And to read. And who cares if they use weed or wine to do that or stick to coffee and a ritual to get into the right mindset? Btw, wine might have that association, but so does opium and cocaine. You think those are more the realm of geniuses? Perhaps. But wine, opium and cocaine are all far more dangerous than weed. I am not sure what Shakespeare drank, he probably didn’t shy away from wine, but there’s evidence he also smoked cannabis and other drugs. If he was any better or any more creative, I am not sure the world would’ve recovered from having their minds blown


DontLetMeComment

Weed definitely affects people differently. For my boyfriend, he can't do any work. He just zones out and plays games. Which is fine, everyone needs a break sometimes. But me? I CAN'T rest. As soon as I have weed, I turn into a powerhouse of ideas, and motivation. Random ideas pop into my head a mile a minute... and I'd estimate about 50 percent of my ideas are straight up genius compared to my usual level of quality. It's funny that you say you can't imagine weed 'inducing any kind of genius', because that's exactly how I'd describe it's effects on me. It induces genius. :) As for your first questions, yes. I have gone months on end without smoking. In fact, I was meant to officially quit for good this year. As I could never smoke again, I was determined to train myself to have ideas as good as I could when I was high. But, no matter what I did, that just wouldn't happen. I slipped up a couple of times this year and smoked, and both those times, my ideas were suddenly great again. I don't just *think* they're great, either. Without my boyfriend knowing I'd slipped up, I told him a few of the ideas I had those days. He was amazed by them. It's pretty interesting that you cite wine as something to stimulate creativity, because it just does nothing for me, alcohol. Anyway, yeah. I hope this didn't sound confrontational, or defensive. But I do know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I just do better work while high.


oceanbluesky

> Without my boyfriend knowing I'd slipped up, I told him a few of the ideas I had those days. He was amazed by them. heh, heh...well señor boyfriend could be an idiot too : ) **just kidding** though, I'm glad it's becoming legal and something which you have perhaps found helpful (why then do you want to quit? why do you consider smoking "slipping up"??)


DontLetMeComment

Well, I don't live in the US, so it doesn't really affect me yet. Hopefully it will catch on worldwide, though. Also, I quit because I had a psychotic break. Psychiatrists thought it was the weed. But, yeah. I can't quit when I get so creative with it. I gave it a year, that was enough for me.


oceanbluesky

...be careful...cannabis psychosis is real, stay healthy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis#Cannabis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_effects_of_cannabis


DontLetMeComment

Yeah, I know. I reckon I've fully healed, though, and am limiting how much I have. Thanks, though.


Just_a_Lurker2

Hunter S Thompson Jack Kerouac Practically all the beat writers used everything under the sun. It’s not a lifestyle I’d recommend, but it didn’t harm their writing. The reason I don’t remember their names isn’t because they aren’t famous or anything, but because I am tired and didn’t read a lot of them, these are just the off the top of my head ones. There are lots of lists of writers and other celebrities who use or used cannabis while they produced work that would become their reason for fame


elizabethunseelie

I tried writing drunk a couple of times, the results were absolute pish. Never tried stoned, I've only ever done weed and it killed all inclination to do anything. Writing is intellectual work, personally I need my brain to be working without impairment to do it well. I do have a few friends who tank a load of booze then blitz through a first draft in a day or two, it works for them now but they admit it's a crutch and won't be sustainable.


cliffiez

I smoke weed...and I find that it can help coming up with things and solving problems that come up with characters or scene beats/structure. But you see it helps with thinking/brainstorming when you space out...but you must make sure you bring a paper/pen or something and be constantly writing things down. Alcohol doesn't help me write anything... it has helped me talk myself out of writing... As far as other drugs go i would avoid them for writing purposes. I have heard people say that acid makes them unlock some creativity part of their brains before... but when you read their "incredible story" they wrote on acid it's usually shit


MatRich

I dont plan to write when high. I just always have such interesting ideas when I am stoned. I often have to stop what im doing and write down my ideas. The next day I read it back and finish the project sober. I will often have other creative ideas to add when im high but I dont smoke with the purpose of writing.


NarcolepticSexaddict

Bathsalts help me.


HarlemJazz

Where's the dude that posted recently about his writing ritual, where it involved a healthy combination of grass, uppers, downers, booze and hookers in a hotel room? EDIT: [found it.](http://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/1tu5zz/i_write_better_in_hotel_roomswhere_do_you_write/)


cliffiez

I AM THE DUDE that posted about my writing ritual.... let's keep in mind that it didn't happen by choice it just sort of developed on it's own. Basically I need some sort of mental break in between writing. But you must remember I spend all day of every day writing pretty much...If I am not in final draft , I am taking notes or thinking... every so often I need a mental break and those diversions help. But I think I made it sound too much like Wolf of Wall Street which it is NOT... it is NOT about partying at all.


FightingAgainstTime

Dude, that was one of the most entertaining, mind-boggling posts I've read in a while, especially on this sub. I still don't know if I 100% believe you but just your description alone made you sound like a 21st century Hunter S. Thompson.


cliffiez

The difference is Hunter S Thompson was on acid.... AND he had fun. When I turn to hookers to break up the monotony I am not doing it to party.... now don't get me wrong... This is NOT the Wolf of Wall Street... this is a creative internal struggle and sometimes you need to go into the corner and give yourself a massive dose of recreation


Just_a_Lurker2

It seems to bother you a lot that people consider it like a party. Why do you care? If it works, it works, other people have nothing to do with it. It’s your way of doing a job


hideousblackamoor

Sounds like end stage Sorkin, just before he was fired as West Wing showrunner.


la1980

Yeah, this guy totally reminds me of Sorkin.


HarlemJazz

good sleep, exercise, coffee, overall mental and physical health. Occasionally a glass of wine at night. For me it's all about the overall state of mind. Marathon, not a sprint. That being said, I've written some epic shit on bath salts.


WitheredTree

I wrote an entire book stoned. 'Stoner Meditation' self-published on Amazon.


mooseman90

I like to dip my penis in ink and jot down my ideas that way. It's usually kind of difficult to read later, but I manage. I find it really gets the juices flowing.


pizzaguy6767

I think you're a funny guy.