How do you writers get past Writers' Block?

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ALLIETHORN7

Sunday, April 8, 2007 2:38 PM

As you may have guessed, for the past week or so, my brain has been absolutely unwilling to come up with new ideas and/or details for my stories. Not just here; everywhere. ALL of my stories, my origionals, my comic, my story here, and a new idea for Firefly I've been playing around with. Sad thing is, I known what I want to write. It's there but... it just will NOT come out'n play.
So far, most I can do is immerse myself in Rome: Total War, rock out to Flogging Molly, and read more fics.

So... any ideas?

Having fun yet?

-Danny

I wanna take the Bullet,
The one aimed straight for your Heart;
I wanna meet the wolves halfway,
And let them Tear me APART,
But that's not the way they do it here...
THRICE RULES!!!!!!!!!

STEAMER

Sunday, April 8, 2007 3:01 PM

You and me both! I've been having the exact same problem for the past few months, it's been driving me kuang-zhe-de, and I even wrote a blog about it last week. Much as I hate to entertain the idea of quitting writing for a while, it may just be time to take a break. Guess even the muses need to rest now and then - but I would take it as a kindness if my muse would get its prairie harpy off my boat and get back in the air....preferably soon.

I'm going to try and get back to reading a little more - not just fanfic, but novels as well. Reading a couple of my favoured authors often will inspire the go-se out of me. The best writers never got anywhere without a little reading to start them off.

Another husband
With lots of cash
Chuck his laser
In the trash
FIREFLY

SISTER

Sunday, April 8, 2007 4:05 PM

That's what I'd suggest; reading more...Long, long walks...or naps.. believe me backing away for a bit...re-charging the batteries.. or as my mom used to say,"just sit down and have yourself a good think." My profession requires me to write everyday (news; boring).. but to write for fun I have to devour books... let them simmer like a lovely stew and then my brain, or muse begins to pick up the threads. Good luck to you.

COSMICFUGITIVE

Sunday, April 8, 2007 4:40 PM

Procrastination. The ultimate weapon against writer's block!

Listening to music, watching a movie or doing something creative are helpful techniques that unblock a clogged muse. Occupy your mind with other things, have fun and take your mind off writing all together.

Then BAM!

A piece of dialogue or a plot thread will appear from nowhere. Ideas will form at the funniest of times, and always have a pencil and sheet of paper to write any of them down.

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Tony Dinozzo & Kate Todd: "No."
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- 'The Good Samaritan', NCIS.

CYBERSNARK

Sunday, April 8, 2007 4:46 PM

I watch fanvids, or shows whose "voice" I want to evoke. I also play (or used to, 'cause my comp's been "uupgraded" and now won't play anything, and it's stand-alone, so I can't download fixes) video games that reflect whatever I'm trying to write (fantasy, sci-fi action, fighter piloting, mystery, etc).

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BROOKLYNBROWNCOAT

Sunday, April 8, 2007 5:12 PM

I have found that getting high usually does the trick; also, immersing yourself in quality literature can help stimulate the mind. Here's some suggested reading:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=15&t=21727

I stumbled upon that thread while traveling through troll country. A bit lengthy, but pure genius. I don't know how the author does it, he must be some sort of prodigy. James Joyce, Arthur Doyle, Herman Melville are all in awe of this writer.

PHAEDRA

Sunday, April 8, 2007 5:31 PM

First paragraph. Booze! Lots of it. Cigarettes! At least a half a pack. Second paragraph. HBO series! Rome or Deadwood for plotting inspiration. More Booze! Make sure its the same kind otherwise you'll get sick. Third paragraph. Fan fic or vids! Steal from the genius of others. More Cigarettes! Just five, you know cancer and stuff. Fourth paragraph. Still More Booze! Bottles getting a little empty. Free cell! Heck at least theres something I can do well. Fifth paragraph. Give up! Rewatch Firefly or Serenity. Finish off bottle and pack! Pass out.

Tomorrow repeat rewriting everything you just did.

No seriously this is my ritual whether I'm drafing briefs or creating new worlds of angst. My irregularity in posting speaks for itself. Still at the end of the day, I like to think I turn out something moderately acceptable.

Phaedra (a bad luck name)

KANEMAN

Sunday, April 8, 2007 5:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by brooklynbrowncoat:
I have found that getting high usually does the trick; also, immersing yourself in quality literature can help stimulate the mind. Here's some suggested reading:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=15&t=21727

I stumbled upon that thread while traveling through troll country. A bit lengthy, but pure genius. I don't know how the author does it, he must be some sort of prodigy. James Joyce, Arthur Doyle, Herman Melville are all in awe of this writer.

Pure genius. An all time classic post revisited. It has been gone but not forgotten...

BROOKLYNBROWNCOAT

Sunday, April 8, 2007 6:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by kaneman:
Quote:
Originally posted by brooklynbrowncoat:
I have found that getting high usually does the trick; also, immersing yourself in quality literature can help stimulate the mind. Here's some suggested reading:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=15&t=21727

I stumbled upon that thread while traveling through troll country. A bit lengthy, but pure genius. I don't know how the author does it, he must be some sort of prodigy. James Joyce, Arthur Doyle, Herman Melville are all in awe of this writer.

Pure genius. An all time classic post revisited. It has been gone but not forgotten...

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. (takes a bow) At this time I would like to thank my parents for raising me; my friends for tolerating me, Joss Whedon for his inspiring work (mainly Firefly/Serenity; Buffy, not so much); and especially my pharmacist for his many meds, (hears music in background) the Dutch for creating New Amsterdam; the NYC public school system; Robert Nesta Marley for his music; philles for making blunts (gets yanked off the stage and sent back to troll country)

DARKFLY

Sunday, April 8, 2007 6:40 PM

Suppose all I can say is just take a break for a little bit, relax do something to take your mind off it & when you don't have anything to do see if you can get past the Writer's block

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