woodnymph_O
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I'd give advice if i could
but I can't cure my own damn block
(sigh)
nymphy
but I can't cure my own damn block
(sigh)
nymphy
Writers block...
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Evil Alpaca
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Re: I'd give advice if i could
fibre?
woodnymph_O said:
fibre?
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BlackShanglan said:
That... makes me kind of hot...
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carsonshepherd said:That... makes me kind of hot...
There you are, Gauche. You won't hear a fairer offer than that
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I tucked my love and gift of writing away quite awhile ago - too busy with work and family. I have missed it dearly all the while though. Now, I find myself with extra time that I would love to devote to writing. But, it's been so long since I have written and so much CRAP is crammed into my head, I don't know where to start. I'M BLOCKED!
CORRECTION:
I didn't know where to start.
Start right where it is, in your head. Don't worry if it makes sense or if it is any "good". Don't worry if it rhymes or fits a pattern. Just perform a little word vomit. Cleanse your mind and your thoughts. Get as much out as you possibly can. DO NOT REREAD OR EDIT!!. Just write, just spill, just vomit! your thoughts onto the page. When you fill purged, then go back and read. You may actually have some good stuff, or you may not. It doesnt matter.
I can promise you that you will find inspiration and your writing will flow once more.
Last night I filled 2 legal sized pages, front and back. I'm not through purging yet. There is still a lot of repressed thoughts, feelings, and emotions lurking about. But, I can already feel the 'flow' coming back.
Good luck to all
Sk~
CORRECTION:
I didn't know where to start.
Start right where it is, in your head. Don't worry if it makes sense or if it is any "good". Don't worry if it rhymes or fits a pattern. Just perform a little word vomit. Cleanse your mind and your thoughts. Get as much out as you possibly can. DO NOT REREAD OR EDIT!!. Just write, just spill, just vomit! your thoughts onto the page. When you fill purged, then go back and read. You may actually have some good stuff, or you may not. It doesnt matter.
I can promise you that you will find inspiration and your writing will flow once more.
Last night I filled 2 legal sized pages, front and back. I'm not through purging yet. There is still a lot of repressed thoughts, feelings, and emotions lurking about. But, I can already feel the 'flow' coming back.
Good luck to all
Sk~
I want to toss in my two cents, even if it has already been said before.
I am currently carrying around a physical small paper book to write. That way, no matter where I am, when a good idea enters my head I can write it down right away. It even helps that it is my writing instead of computer text. It feels more like me that way. I can simply cross out words and add words at a whim. It's also easier for me to go back a read the story. Then, when I go to type it into the computer, I get another look at it and can make corrections on the fly.
As far as motivation goes...
I start a story. When that story no longer writes itself, I move on to another one. When that story no longer writes itself, I move on to another one. Eventually when no more stories start and I have exhausted all ideas, I go back to the first. With fresh eyes I see where I was going when before I may have felt stuck. If I don't see it with that story, I try the second one, or the third, or whichever one I finally find that starts to move again. For me, the key is to not quit writing, because then I'll never start again. Given time and space between ideas lets your sub-concious work on them while you don't even know. As Shanglan so nicely puts it, they gel.
Sometimes a story does need to be pounded out. Sometimes they write themselves. We always want them to write themselves, but the ones that we have to pound and drag out may prove to be our betters ones because we had to put in some more effort and really think about being a better writer.
Just write. If you have the idea of the story, and the desire to write it, that's more than half of the battle. Keep writing and don't let anyone, even yourself, tell you to stop. As so many have already said, switch genres. I'm writing first person for a change, it helps. I was getting stuck with descriptions in third person and didn't write any action or anything meaningful to further the plot, so I started wrting first person to soley do action and plot. It also helps me to infuse emotions into my story better.
Do some short poems. A few lines. Five lines, three lines. It doesn't matter. Write whatever the complete idea is. Even if it is a small idea, just jot it down. Write down your fears. Write down what you think is not good about your writing, then look back on that as a list and try to check off a fear by facing it. Don't run or hide, that's my advice. Yes sometimes a story does need a break. Sometimes a story doesn't work no matter how bad we want it to. Don't think of that as a failure, simply look at it like, "Well, I tried. That's all I can do. This story wasn't meant to be writen, just yet."
I still have this great idea that was going to be my first submission, but I haven't had the ability to write it out like it needs to be, so I hold on to the hope that when I am ready, it will come back to me.
I hope my meager words have provided some solace. Good luck and never give up your dream.
I am currently carrying around a physical small paper book to write. That way, no matter where I am, when a good idea enters my head I can write it down right away. It even helps that it is my writing instead of computer text. It feels more like me that way. I can simply cross out words and add words at a whim. It's also easier for me to go back a read the story. Then, when I go to type it into the computer, I get another look at it and can make corrections on the fly.
As far as motivation goes...
I start a story. When that story no longer writes itself, I move on to another one. When that story no longer writes itself, I move on to another one. Eventually when no more stories start and I have exhausted all ideas, I go back to the first. With fresh eyes I see where I was going when before I may have felt stuck. If I don't see it with that story, I try the second one, or the third, or whichever one I finally find that starts to move again. For me, the key is to not quit writing, because then I'll never start again. Given time and space between ideas lets your sub-concious work on them while you don't even know. As Shanglan so nicely puts it, they gel.
Sometimes a story does need to be pounded out. Sometimes they write themselves. We always want them to write themselves, but the ones that we have to pound and drag out may prove to be our betters ones because we had to put in some more effort and really think about being a better writer.
Just write. If you have the idea of the story, and the desire to write it, that's more than half of the battle. Keep writing and don't let anyone, even yourself, tell you to stop. As so many have already said, switch genres. I'm writing first person for a change, it helps. I was getting stuck with descriptions in third person and didn't write any action or anything meaningful to further the plot, so I started wrting first person to soley do action and plot. It also helps me to infuse emotions into my story better.
Do some short poems. A few lines. Five lines, three lines. It doesn't matter. Write whatever the complete idea is. Even if it is a small idea, just jot it down. Write down your fears. Write down what you think is not good about your writing, then look back on that as a list and try to check off a fear by facing it. Don't run or hide, that's my advice. Yes sometimes a story does need a break. Sometimes a story doesn't work no matter how bad we want it to. Don't think of that as a failure, simply look at it like, "Well, I tried. That's all I can do. This story wasn't meant to be writen, just yet."
I still have this great idea that was going to be my first submission, but I haven't had the ability to write it out like it needs to be, so I hold on to the hope that when I am ready, it will come back to me.
I hope my meager words have provided some solace. Good luck and never give up your dream.
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