Hopfield is Writing

Writing Process

  • What’s on the agenda? Probably dust.

    I woke up early today! Well … relative to the previous couple of days. 7.30am isn’t too bad, but I do want to go back to waking up at 6am—but it’s so damn cold—because, though I am a creature of… Continue reading

    What’s on the agenda? Probably dust.

  • With a little bit of ribbon

    Today I have a lot of social activities planned, which is fun. This week felt like a relief week after last week. Though I was exhausted in the beginning, I feel great now and am excited to have an actual… Continue reading

    With a little bit of ribbon

  • Sometimes I feel like, no place in my entirety, is there poetry. Continue reading

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  • Writing Horror

    I haven’t written a lot of horror. I’ve written a lot of horrible things (in quality and content), but it’s mostly about the horror of the situation the character is in, rather than the scare factor. Or maybe that’s “thriller”?… Continue reading

    Writing Horror

  • The Last Day—The Beginning of the Overdue

    Today is the last day of the isolation of just over half of our department. It’s the last day I have off that I have to work. Finally. Though I don’t get a full weekend, I’m excited for my work… Continue reading

    The Last Day—The Beginning of the Overdue

  • I’ve caught a break but not my breath

    I’m working at both jobs today, but I did get to sleep in a little. I’m also sitting at my desk with a hot tea on this fine, chilly morning, and so I’m getting a little bit of peace after… Continue reading

    I’ve caught a break but not my breath

  • Adding “Fluff” — Adding the Flesh

    Because of how quickly I was writing A Woman’s Conquest to get the base out— Which felt good, by the way, you’re allowed to hate your first drafts, just get them written! You can’t refine—be unhappy with—what you haven’t written.… Continue reading

    Adding “Fluff” — Adding the Flesh

  • “Just Making Stuff Up”: the Basics of Character

    When I say “the Basics of Character”, I mean a snapshot picture of them: their appearance. What they look like without any physical moving characteristics and without considering what’s on the inside. Everything discussed in this post also isn’t recommended… Continue reading

  • Inconvenient Timing

    Sometimes, the desire to write, the rush of creativity and ideas, happens when I don’t need it to. Usually during work. I can sit and stare at the screen for hours without any words when I have free time, and… Continue reading

    Inconvenient Timing

  • All you have to do is make stuff up, right?

    Some people marvel at the ability of other’s to write, and I didn’t understand that for a while. I have a friend who sometimes can’t wrap his head around writing and how you improve your skills for writing (pertaining to… Continue reading

    All you have to do is make stuff up, right?