Writers Block, how do you deal?

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SERENITYSGIRL

Sunday, May 22, 2005 2:38 AM

How do you deal? I must of watched almost all the episodes today and the story I want to write is there I just cant get it down.

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CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:47 AM

I've got a routine for writers block that seems to get me through it. First, get a notebook. Try not to think about your story, but if you do at any point then write down your thought. If you can, listen to music while your doing this. Then:

1. Go for a walk.
2. Have a cup of tea.
3. Tidy your room.
4. Call a friend (probably not while listening to music, people are difficult to hear through headphones)
5. Sit back down at your computer and start writing.

Hope this helps!

SERGEANTX

Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:02 AM

Find some classic story, could be a movie, a book, a myth, something out of the bible - anything that has a proven, universal appeal, and then figure out how you can rip it off, while disguising it enough that no one will be able to tell!

Seriously. A lot of great work gets turned out that way. Once you get going you don't have to slavishly follow the source, but its a nice shortcut.

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PHAEDRA

Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:32 AM

Personally, I like to take the classic Hemingway/Poe approach, the booze of your choice and lots of it. Just kidding;)

Just start writing whats ever in you mind, Sit down at your computer or notebook and start to type/scribble. Character talk to you, scenes play out in your mind. Try to capture that. The most important thing is that it doesn't have to be perfect. Hell it doesn't even have to be good. That's what the delete key/eraser is for. Once you have something down then you can tweak it. No one gets it right the first time. Trying to go for the one shot deal is usually what bogs people down. So let go. Remember there is no such thing as a good writing, only rewriting. Heck, the next two installments of the epic I'm working on have been done for weeks, but I'm still playing with them.

You can also try talking to yourself (not outloud in public, people tend to react badly to that). Before I set a scene down it will usually play out in my mind a dozen different ways before I even try to set it down.

Failing that, there's alway hallucinogenics.

Phaedra (a bad luck name)

SICKDUDE

Sunday, May 22, 2005 3:42 PM

In case you haven't checked them out, the complete writings of Theodore Sturgeon are being released in chronological volumes. These include commentaries and notes on each story. An extremely talented writer, and good SF fun.

The reason I bring it up is that these are good views into the writing process. Sturgeon suffered from writer's block a lot, and they mention some techniques he used.

My favorite was to write EXACTLY one page every day for a month. Not one word or even letter more and not a word less. By ending at a point where he knows what's coming next, he builds a yearning to keep writing.

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KESSIE

Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:50 PM

Hm simply lay it aside and then do something else which is creative like making icons, writing another story etc., thats what helps me the most.

Also it sometimes helps when you relax, close your eyes and let your thoughts flow. Don´t think of anything in particular though, just let them come.

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JETFLAIR

Monday, December 19, 2005 9:05 AM

I'm suffering from writer's block right now for the next chapter of The Losing Side. Finally I realized what I really wanted to be writing was the chapter after that.....so I started writing it! I figure that hopfully by the time I'm done or part way through chapter 8, chapter 7 will seem doable.

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LEIGHKOHL

Monday, December 19, 2005 10:54 AM

Writer's block is so frustrating! Just writing anything sometimes help. I recommend not deleting anything, save it, even if you think it's crap. It can always inspire something else, just one word can create a whole scene.

SHINYTALENT

Monday, December 19, 2005 11:09 AM

You know what I do I revisit the point of inspiration i.e. if I get an idea say while inhaling a certain coffe at Starbucks, or hearing a particular quote from somewhere I go back and try to do it all again, exactly the same way.

If I can't do that I usually go for a shower and stand there just letting my thoughts wash away like the water.

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MISSKITTEN

Monday, December 19, 2005 1:07 PM

I usually talk to my best friend, who's my main muse, as well as contacting a couple of my MSN contacts. Sometimes that helps, sometimes I need more help. I try watching a couple of episodes, fanvideos and just try to unwind whilst not getting my mind completely off the 'verse.

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