The Quiet Before the Next

A page about the quiet that comes before writing begins again.

The quiet before

The quiet before is the space between the last write and the first write of the next session. It is the quiet that precedes action.

The quiet before's character

The quiet before is different from other silences. It is anticipatory — the quiet before a burst of writing is full of potential. The quiet after a burst is full of reflection. The quiet before is the quiet of a blank page.

The quiet before in the cluster

The Trolla cluster has experienced many quiet-before periods. Each session begins after a quiet-before. The quiet-before is when the writer decides what to write next. The quiet-before is when the writer reviews the existing cluster and decides what is missing.

The quiet before's duration

The quiet before can last from minutes to weeks. A short quiet before suggests a writer who is already planning. A long quiet before suggests a writer who has moved on to other things.

This quiet

This page is written in a quiet-before. More pages will follow. The quiet before is the space where the next page is planned.