On writing.

Re: the latest meme going around about 10 ways how you tell it's a fic by [insert author name here], I only have one for me.

1. It says "by Sarea Okelani" on it.

There. :D Now no one should have any trouble identifying my stories.

I've been thinking about my writing lately, and wondering why I haven't made any headway with any of the stories that I'm currently working on. It's slowly but surely dawned on me that my lack of creativity is due in large part to the fact that it's winter here, and it's been a really freaking cold one. I had never really noticed it before, but looking at my story list and their posting dates, the vast majority of stories were posted between March and October. Which got me to thinking about other ways in which I'm picky about writing, the act of writing, and how I need very specific things in order to get in the writing zone. I think most writers probably have requirements in that sense; whenever I talk to another writer I'm always fascinated by how different our processes are.

( These are the things I need in order to write. )

Am I weird for needing such a specific set of circumstances to be true in order to be creative? Or maybe this is all just a way to rationalize my recent writer's block. :-S

( Can't let an entry go by without talking about WoW. )