Bad Writer's block
#1
Posted 16 June 2006 - 12:47 AM
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#2
Posted 16 June 2006 - 06:28 PM
NOTE: When I said "a while", I was using a term than could mean "a few days" or "several weeks". If you write a lot, it probably (hopefully) won't be the latter. Patience is key. The longest bout of writer's block I ever had lasted for over six months. It was horrible.
#3
Posted 16 June 2006 - 06:48 PM
#4
Posted 17 June 2006 - 01:09 AM
#6
Posted 17 June 2006 - 01:47 PM
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#7
Posted 17 June 2006 - 05:42 PM
#8
Posted 23 June 2006 - 02:51 AM
Well for me Music has always been the ultimate inspiration and taking walks while listening to it, is an A+
You can watch movies to get the cure, something might come to you
Before you go to sleep or in your free time, think about it, replay the story in your head from how you thought or think it should be.
Maybe looking at fan art would help
Talking to other fans could also help.
Some times ideas hit you when your in bed. So be sure and have a journal near by so that you can write it down and type it up tomorrow.
There are a lot of simple solutions out there, but those are the tips I hand to you NaruSaku Fan.
#9
Posted 23 June 2006 - 03:31 AM
There are tricks to writing.
First, I would get a journal if you already do not have one. Pick an hour in which you cannot be distrubed. Be consistant with this time. After awhile it will come easier and easier for you to write. Use this time to write whatever comes to mind no matter how silly or stupid it sounds. I generally add funny conversations I have or overhear from people; dreams; or whatever I did during the day if I felt it was interesting. The point is to write and feel confortable doing it.
Second, when you write, do not worry about grammer. Concentrate on writing.
Third, if you have an idea, ask some questions in your journal about your characters. What is their motivation? What do they want? Why are they doing this? These types of questions. The more you understand about the character the better off you are at writing him or her.
Fourth, I like to use a technique called Clustering when I am starting out writing. It involves for the writer to pick something in the center of a piece of paper and circle it. Most of the time this will be your main character. From there, draw circles with anything that comes to mind. Connect the circles if they are related, else branch out. You can get a sense of what ideas fit in your story.
#11
Posted 23 June 2006 - 04:28 PM
#12
Posted 23 June 2006 - 04:50 PM
#13
Posted 05 July 2006 - 03:51 AM
#14
Posted 05 July 2006 - 11:15 AM
I got to ask you though, do you set yourself a plan about how you want your fic to turn out?
Oh, and here's what i do when I've got writer's block. I take a shower. Seriously. Some of my best written scenes tend to get written when I allow myself to think.
And no. Nothing perverted. =___=;
It's not just showers, but when it's raining and I'm just watching the windows. (Showers just tend to be more dependable than waiting for rain though.)
Course, writer's block that occurs right after said showers don't help.
#15
Posted 05 July 2006 - 01:49 PM
(Yes! Post#190)
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#16
Posted 06 July 2006 - 09:35 PM
I got to ask you though, do you set yourself a plan about how you want your fic to turn out?
For the most part, I know how my storties begin and end. It's the middle that I usually write as I go.
This is usually how I start a story.
1. The idea pops in my head, and I write down whatever comes to mind in my journal. If I see there is enough for a story, then I work on the plot.
2. Plot: I summarize the plot of the story. I ask myself a few questions. Who is the main character? What does he want? Who is standing in his way of getting it?
3. Once I have my plot, I start with the outline. It's a simple outline in which I write out each scene that I came up with so far as a sentence. Having an outline is good because you can move scenes around if you feel they are out of order or completing remove them if they don't flow with your story.
4. Once I completed my outline, I start to write. Sometimes I write the ending first. There isn't any logic for me on where to start. If something comes to mind, I just open my journal and write it down. Usually my first pass isn't that descriptive, it's more of a brainstorming session, giving the outline more depth and life.
5. Once you have a completed story, I proof read it. Correcting all spelling and grammar mistakes. I make notes if I feel a scene isn't fully developed, feels akward, or doesn't work as I intended it to be. This goes for characters as well.
6. After proof reading and correcting any mistakes, I go through step 5 again.
7. I usually give the story a title, and I "publish" it for people to review and/or read for enjoyment.
#17
Posted 07 July 2006 - 08:34 AM
but where do you publish it at.
I be there in 2 months YAAY!
#18
Posted 07 July 2006 - 09:17 PM
Another route you can go is magazines. They usually have a submission process in which you can mail in your stories. There is a book that is published each year that lists all the magazines that allow submissions as well as another informational tid-bits. The book is located: http://www.amazon.co...glance&n=283155
#19
Posted 08 July 2006 - 05:26 AM
I follow pretty close to the way you go about it, but sometimes I don't do an outline. Boy. That screwed me over a few times. ^^;
#20
Posted 08 July 2006 - 06:08 AM
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