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Do you ever suffer from writer's block?
I've had days when I sit down to write and it all goes fantastically well. The words flow with ease and I'm on a roll. Time flies by. Other times I can sit down and nothing happens! I just look at the screen with nothing but a cursor flashing at me.
What do you do when you have days like that? Please tell me I'm not alone in this LOL. :)
What do you do when you have days like that? Please tell me I'm not alone in this LOL. :)
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Kunz on
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I'm getting that right now, actually. At first I didn't do anything about it, I just went and did something else and completely forgot that I had been trying to work on anything, that was until my friend suggested that I go read anything I've written before, previously finished projects or essays, or magazines, or even the back cover of a book that I have in my room and it actually worked pretty well for me. I went back and read one of my older projects that I completed, got about half way through the prologue and immediately jumped back to the project I was working on with tons of ideas that I had no idea where they had come from.
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Permalink Reply by scribbler on
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That's a good tip! Thank you, Andrew.
I find when I get stuck I need to do something completely different and be away from my desk. Going outside helps. Breathing in fresh air while making a conscious effort to relax and let it all go will clear your mind faster than anything. Just ten minutes of doing nothing but that refreshes me immensely and if I need longer, I sit tight until I feel better.
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Permalink Reply by Viviana Arteaga on
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I've had it for 4 years now. I used to write fan fictions or original stories and far better poems. But one day nothing came to. So I was like ok it doesn't matter tomorrow or in a couple days I'll be back at it. Those days passed and so did months and years. I haven't been able to start a story or come up with a plot in a long time. I've read lots of books and still no inspiration. But I was thinking a couple days ago at that time I was 14 when I got my writers block at that time a lot of emotions run through you and at 14 I stopped caring about the little things. All I wanted was to finish High school and write but since I stopped worrying about finding love or building relationships or caring about what people said about me my writing suffered. That's what I think started my writers block lol. But then again I could be over analyzing things. lol
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Permalink Reply by Kay Elizabeth on
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Viviana, that was interesting! I used to write a lot too when I was that age. Then between school, work, marriage, family and so on... I blinked and I'd lost twenty years because writing wasn't high on my priority list. We get very busy and I think it's hard to be creative when you have other areas of your life pressing you for attention. When I want to write, I need to make the time to relax a bit first or I can't do it.
Viviana Arteaga said:I've had it for 4 years now. I used to write fan fictions or original stories and far better poems. But one day nothing came to. So I was like ok it doesn't matter tomorrow or in a couple days I'll be back at it. Those days passed and so did months and years. I haven't been able to start a story or come up with a plot in a long time. I've read lots of books and still no inspiration. But I was thinking a couple days ago at that time I was 14 when I got my writers block at that time a lot of emotions run through you and at 14 I stopped caring about the little things. All I wanted was to finish High school and write but since I stopped worrying about finding love or building relationships or caring about what people said about me my writing suffered. That's what I think started my writers block lol. But then again I could be over analyzing things. lol
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Thanks for the extra tips! Starting can be the hardest thing. Turn off all distractions and go for a stream of consciousness piece. Write about whatever pops into your head about anything for five minutes and see what comes up. It can be more productive than you might think.
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Permalink Reply by Sandra Kitchen on
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Believe it or not, music does the trick; I imagine that it is because it focuses your mind on something other than the project at hand.
There are many days that I listen to music while I write, and it often speeds up my thought process.
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I often do that as well, it works sometimes with me, but most of the time I end up typing or writing the lyrics to the song without even noticing it, lol.
Sandra Kitchen said:Believe it or not, music does the trick; I imagine that it is because it focuses your mind on something other than the project at hand.
There are many days that I listen to music while I write, and it often speeds up my thought process.
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You know what, I have a friend that does that too Sandra. I'm the complete opposite. I need silence. I can't write with the TV on or music playing. I've been that way as far back as high school. I could never concentrate on my homework or study with any noise going on. I write mostly very late at night or very early when everyone's sleeping and I can get the peace to focus.
Sandra Kitchen said:Believe it or not, music does the trick; I imagine that it is because it focuses your mind on something other than the project at hand.
There are many days that I listen to music while I write, and it often speeds up my thought process.
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I write with music. My head is empty of outside noise and I can concentrate on the paper and whats on my mind.
I read the same way. It blocks out my little brothers screaming and annoyiness lol
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Kay, the right music blocks all other noises out if you have a headset on, and at the same time it gives me the freedom, I need to concentrate on what I am writing. It is outside noises that distract me, like the TV or the dog, this way I do not hear those things.
Kay Elizabeth said:You know what, I have a friend that does that too Sandra. I'm the complete opposite. I need silence. I can't write with the TV on or music playing.
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I'm the way Kay is. You've given me something to test out now Sandra. Thanks for the suggestion.
Today is a perfect example. My neighbor had a chainsaw going all day trimming trees, and I mean all day. From 9am until dark I listened to that and it drove me nuts. I couldn't get a thing done. Perhaps that would work for me.
Do you or Viviana have any music suggestions? Viviana, I can't read with music going either!
Sandra Kitchen said:Kay, the right music blocks all other noises out if you have a headset on, and at the same time it gives me the freedom, I need to concentrate on what I am writing. It is outside noises that distract me, like the TV or the dog, this way I do not hear those things.
Kay Elizabeth said:You know what, I have a friend that does that too Sandra. I'm the complete opposite. I need silence. I can't write with the TV on or music playing.
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Permalink Reply by Callie Leah on
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I actually am right now. I'm in the middle of writing a novel and I can't think of anything for the middle to make it interesting. I hate when that happens. I just can't stand it. It's the most annoying thing in the world for someone who hopes to be a famous author one day. It makes me think about authors like J. K. Rowling and Stephanie Meyer and I wonder if they ever suffered from writers block while writing Harry Potter and Twilight...
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