How to get started again....

[SnoopDog]

In my younger and more vulnerable years, I stumbled upon this site calle Literotica. Heavily pubescent, curious and thrilled, I decided to write a couple of stories and submit them. (in german, so no one of you will know any of them).

The thing is, after 4 stories or so, I just had enough of it. They all sucked, they were pretty much written without proper thought going into them, they just seemed like a premature ejaculation.

So I stopped writing smirk (and never wrote naything else at all, at least not fiction that is).

Now here's the deal. A couple of years down the road, I find myself heavily intirgued to take up writing again. Not with ambition, not with any goal in mind. I just think it would be fun to write a bit of erotic/sexual literature and submit it. See what it does comments wise. I guess my main intention is to do it better than before (apart from maybe finishing this more-chapter-story that I started back then). I think with more experience (both in my sex- and non-sexual life) and a little more sophistication, I might also suceed in that.

Yet, somehow, I just can't seem to start. Call it premature writer's block, call it lack of ideas or inspiration, I just can't seem to start writing again. Word is open, but the word's won't come out. I ponder for 30 minutes, then sit in front of m tv and watch stuff. Then an hour later, Word is closed and I go back to surfing the net.

The funny thing is, I DO have some story ideas, yet, I seem to not be able to go back to what I have already done and just write stuff.

This seems weird to me. Especially since I really wanna do it. Maybe this is some kind of subconscious fear, that the new stories will equally suck or might just proof to be a waste of time - since no one (especially the rather tiny crowd of german-speaking Lit-members) might read them.

So what do you guys think this is? What could I do aganst it? What are your experiences? Any suggestions?



Snoopy, woof-WOOF

 

[Xelebes]

Hello SnoopDogg. Just keep writing. Maybe don't be so anxious to submit but rather sit down and enjoy the experience of writing.

 

[OhMissScarlett]

I'm just now coming out of a writer's block that lasted a few years, so I identify with the mental block sometimes associated with even trying to write.

I basically had to sit down and force myself. I set aside a certain amount of time to write, sometimes just like 15 minutes. I've accepted that it may all be crap for awhile, but it's important to write SOMETHING. If the story is there, it will find a way.

 

[bronzeage]

Write the last sentence, first.

Then write the first sentence.

Then write one to go in the middle of the story.

It's easier to get to a certain place when you have a general idea of the direction.

 

[3113]

An idea isn't a story, that's the trick.

A story is an idea cocooned in Character, Setting and Plot.

Come up with the characters, put them in a setting, and the story will write itself (or mostly write itself).

 

[TxRad]

An idea isn't a story, that's the trick.

A story is an idea cocooned in Character, Setting and Plot.

Come up with the characters, put them in a setting, and the story will write itself (or mostly write itself).

The day before Nano started, I didn't have a clue what I was going to write. I went to town for supper and stop at the local Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone. A young lady with a couple of kids came in. She was dressed in tight levies, a camouflaged thermal shirt, camo hat and boots. After watching her, I had the perfect country girl character in my mind.

The rig I work on is at the end of a dead end road. As I got to the turn off, there is an old trailer. An old man was standing at the window silhouetted against the bright lights inside. I now had my title.

An Old Man at the End of the Road. A play on words and the key to the story.

50,000 words in 25 days and I'm only half finished.

Ideas and stories are where you find them.

Look around and study people. Especially the ones that stand out for one reason or another. They all have stories attached to them.

 

[jacks4u]

Perhaps instead of writing the story, start with a general outline of what the story is supposed to be, or start with notes to yourself about what the characters are like - physical appearance, personality, likes/dislikes, hobbies, etc... Then continue by adding to your outline, being more specific in steps, until finally, your outline IS your story. or close to it.

or just start typing. don't worry about errors, spelling, anything, just type.


hope this helps...

 

[glynndah]

Why not revisit those old stories and see what you can do with them?

 

[AsylumSeeker]

In my younger and more vulnerable years, I stumbled upon this site calle Literotica. Heavily pubescent, curious and thrilled, I decided to write a couple of stories and submit them. (in german, so no one of you will know any of them).

The thing is, after 4 stories or so, I just had enough of it. They all sucked, they were pretty much written without proper thought going into them, they just seemed like a premature ejaculation.

So I stopped writing smirk (and never wrote naything else at all, at least not fiction that is).

Now here's the deal. A couple of years down the road, I find myself heavily intirgued to take up writing again. Not with ambition, not with any goal in mind. I just think it would be fun to write a bit of erotic/sexual literature and submit it. See what it does comments wise. I guess my main intention is to do it better than before (apart from maybe finishing this more-chapter-story that I started back then). I think with more experience (both in my sex- and non-sexual life) and a little more sophistication, I might also suceed in that.

Yet, somehow, I just can't seem to start. Call it premature writer's block, call it lack of ideas or inspiration, I just can't seem to start writing again. Word is open, but the word's won't come out. I ponder for 30 minutes, then sit in front of m tv and watch stuff. Then an hour later, Word is closed and I go back to surfing the net.

The funny thing is, I DO have some story ideas, yet, I seem to not be able to go back to what I have already done and just write stuff.

This seems weird to me. Especially since I really wanna do it. Maybe this is some kind of subconscious fear, that the new stories will equally suck or might just proof to be a waste of time - since no one (especially the rather tiny crowd of german-speaking Lit-members) might read them.

So what do you guys think this is? What could I do aganst it? What are your experiences? Any suggestions?

Snoopy, woof-WOOF

I'll share. It was about 1977 when my older bro left me several paperback books, sex books, and thus my self-pleasure began. Then the GOLD MINE - a closet full of porn mags. And a gold mine of stories are there yet to be mined.

 

[SnoopDog]

Hey Girls n Guys,

well, I knew I'd get some hints n tips n most of all encouragement. =D

I think I might just be able to write some short, stupid, sucking stories, thta will probably go down in history as the "Razzies" of Lit. Then again I think, why bother, why all the effort for stories that I know will stink? This is the most discouraging element. Even though I know I might need to get through some awful stories in order to get "there" I still think it won't be worth the effort.

(Did this make any sense?)



Snoopy

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Hey Girls n Guys,

well, I knew I'd get some hints n tips n most of all encouragement. =D

I think I might just be able to write some short, stupid, sucking stories, thta will probably go down in history as the "Razzies" of Lit. Then again I think, why bother, why all the effort for stories that I know will stink? This is the most discouraging element. Even though I know I might need to get through some awful stories in order to get "there" I still think it won't be worth the effort.

(Did this make any sense?)



Snoopy

Why doncha just write for fun and see where it goes.

 

[jacks4u]

I think I might just be able to write some short, stupid, sucking stories, thta will probably go down in history as the "Razzies" of Lit. Then again I think, why bother, why all the effort for stories that I know will stink? This is the most discouraging element. Even though I know I might need to get through some awful stories in order to get "there" I still think it won't be worth the effort.

Hey, Dog!

All I can do is offer you some of my own reasons for writing here, there, or somewhere else:
1) I can write good, bad, or ugly, as long as it meets the advertised format and subject mater - commas, quotes, etc... in the right places, no underage, etc.... The standards here are quite low.
2) I can get feedback on my writing, if i want it - voting, public comments, guided criticism through story discussion circle, and story feedback forums.
3) I can post as often as I want to, or not at all. 4) the periodic contests give me a chance, however slim, to make a few bucks on my stories.

All this, because I generally suck at writing, but want to gain experience and become better at writing fiction. I often seek feedback on my stories, from people that aught to know what a good story is, other authors. At the end of the day, if people don't like my stories, Fuck em! I'm writing for me any way, not them.


Jacks