I wrote a short piece entitled "2 Pints In", in which I described the creative neurons pinging away in the pub. I have lost it of course. Sometimes something hits when I am having a drink, and at that point I am glad of my notebook: it'll be a phrase or a twist, an expression, a possibility. I could never actually write proper sentences at those times. If it still looks good tomorrow it might get in.
I've written more than one article after a couple of pints. Not recently though - I don't know if I could write anything decent after two any more. But like you, I often have ideas after a couple of tipples. Some of them are good. Good luck with it!
Very enlightening read, and I've so often misattributed that saying to Hemingway. Now that I know the truth, I'll have to add that disclaimer.
I wouldn't say I follow the 'write drunk' thing, but with my first book, I might have had a beer or two to get the so-called creative juices flowing and when all was said and done, it turned out that those particular chapters didn't need much revising at all!
Definitely no more than two beers, though, that's for sure. After that...it gets messy.
If you haven't read it, The Trip to Echo Spring by Olivia Laing is a great book on this topic.
I originally thought it was attributed to Hemingway too. I learn a lot writing stuff like this!
I sometimes have a couple of beers while coming up with ideas and characters and so on. Something healthy, like Guinness. I will check out the book, thanks, it sounds interesting.
I wrote a short piece entitled "2 Pints In", in which I described the creative neurons pinging away in the pub. I have lost it of course. Sometimes something hits when I am having a drink, and at that point I am glad of my notebook: it'll be a phrase or a twist, an expression, a possibility. I could never actually write proper sentences at those times. If it still looks good tomorrow it might get in.
I've written more than one article after a couple of pints. Not recently though - I don't know if I could write anything decent after two any more. But like you, I often have ideas after a couple of tipples. Some of them are good. Good luck with it!
Very enlightening read, and I've so often misattributed that saying to Hemingway. Now that I know the truth, I'll have to add that disclaimer.
I wouldn't say I follow the 'write drunk' thing, but with my first book, I might have had a beer or two to get the so-called creative juices flowing and when all was said and done, it turned out that those particular chapters didn't need much revising at all!
Definitely no more than two beers, though, that's for sure. After that...it gets messy.
If you haven't read it, The Trip to Echo Spring by Olivia Laing is a great book on this topic.
I originally thought it was attributed to Hemingway too. I learn a lot writing stuff like this!
I sometimes have a couple of beers while coming up with ideas and characters and so on. Something healthy, like Guinness. I will check out the book, thanks, it sounds interesting.