Writer's block
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SamScribble
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Write something else. Anything else.
Good luck
Good luck
gunhilltrain
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For anything else, write an essay about some incident in your own life, or about someone you knew. If you like the results, you can submit it here to the Reviews and Essays section.
Phantom300
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Odd thing that has worked for me more than once is rereading some of my older submissions and discovering phrases and things I had forgotten about.
I've also read some stories that are out of my normal comfort zone on lit.
I've also read some stories that are out of my normal comfort zone on lit.
Carnevil9
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When I run dry, I like to write a "side event" for the characters from my current story. One that I never intend to publish. Just sort of literary calisthenics. Have the characters go on a date, see a movie, clean their house, go for a walk; something meaningless that gets me in the swing of writing about them without having to worry about it being any good. Then when the juices feel right, go back to the real story.
For me, it's usually that I've gotten myself to a place that I can't write my way out of. It made sense as things were flowing along but there I am with no place to go. Or... No place to go that I know the characters would go. So I usually do the thing that's getting easier but was much more difficult in previous years. Delete back to where I feel like I had the flow going.
If that doesn't work I dive into my folder of multi-part stories that I haven't finished all the parts to so can't publish yet. Usually reading/editing one inspires me to push a little further.
I've said it in another thread but reduce distractions. That has REALLY worked for me. Stop looking at Porn Kub, reading rando articles, watching YouTube vids about Tesla, and just stick to writing.
If that doesn't work I dive into my folder of multi-part stories that I haven't finished all the parts to so can't publish yet. Usually reading/editing one inspires me to push a little further.
I've said it in another thread but reduce distractions. That has REALLY worked for me. Stop looking at Porn Kub, reading rando articles, watching YouTube vids about Tesla, and just stick to writing.
Bubo_bubo
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So what you're saying is that Literotica is doing its authors a disservice by putting this forum up. Also you had me google Kub.
It is certainly one of my distractions but that is why I stay in here, the Author's Hangout. I went to the Story Ideas one once and had to run away because I instantly lost track of every story I was working on with ideas for 1,900 more.
Sorry I just didn't want to write Hub and only succeeded in being a distraction with Kub.
SimonDoom
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I write another story. Sometimes I get bogged down on longer, more ambitious stories, and an idea for another story will pop into my head, and I drop everything to write the new story as a short, easy story. That way I know I can get it done. I've done this several times, getting the new story done sometimes within 24 hours, and it's a great way to instill confidence and get the juices flowing again.
BobbyBrandt
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As others have said, start something new, even if it ends up being discarded later.
Several times, I have started a story about a writer who gets writer's block. The plot will vary depending upon my mood, but this writer will typically take advantage of the block to have sex with someone, witness a murder, play the lottery and win, or some other scenario. While trying to imagine scenarios for this hapless writer, I either come up with where I want the original story to go or come up with a new story idea.
Several times, I have started a story about a writer who gets writer's block. The plot will vary depending upon my mood, but this writer will typically take advantage of the block to have sex with someone, witness a murder, play the lottery and win, or some other scenario. While trying to imagine scenarios for this hapless writer, I either come up with where I want the original story to go or come up with a new story idea.
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DaddyAnal1966
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I had this recently after completing three quarters of what became a novella. I went and wrote a short story and it helped. Both published here now.
gunhilltrain
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This is why I've been using emojis more, even though they initially seemed childish. Many people don't get that I'm joking in person, much less when I'm writing on a forum post. I guess Dorothy Parker didn't need them, but I'm not Dorothy Parker.
I can't resist one line from her. "Tell him I'm too fucking busy, or vice versa."
