Writer's Block... >.>

[Avegaille]

Meh, yes, I am one of those less-known authors. In fact... welll, anyways, I wish to discuss this thing we call Writer's Block...

I searched the thread, but I don't see any thread that is alive... X.x Any mod is free to close this, just in case...

Does it ever happen to you guys, and if does, how does it happen to you and do you ever find a way to get back into writing?

This happens to me a lot... in fact, I'm on a huge hiatus for writing fan fictions. I dunno, maybe because it's because of my lack of description for fan fics. Even if I have plenty of ideas on my head, I never write them for odd reasons... yeah, writer's block getting to me, as always... X.x

 

[deadlyrose]

yeah, it has happened when i am in the middle of a story and i just lost steam ;(

 

[coolcobra77]

my problem is that I have some fo the best chapter but they can't occur until the end, and I'm not even past the 2nd gym in my OT fic.

 

[Leon Phelps]

It happens to me a lot, but I can get over it in two days. I always know what's going to happen in my stories, it's just that I can't formulate it into words right away. My writer's block will go away if I read a few chapters from novels and watch a lot of anime.

 

[Stephy]

Do I have writers block? ~

Yes.

How Did I Get Through it? ~

After about 1 month. >_>;; I got writers block, lost interest, forgot about my fic, until one day I got a idea which carried on my fic. =D

...But seriously, if I get writers block nowadays, I'll lay on bed and think of a plot, or read some books (For E.g, my fic is about Romance so I read Romance books) related to my fic. Or sometimes copy ideas on television. xD

Originally Posted by Avegaille
Even if I have plenty of ideas on my head, I never write them for odd reasons...

Me too. I just...can't put them in words. >_< THat is why most of the time I have writers block...

 

[BirthdayPirate]

I know how you feel. My dad is a neurosurgeon, and yesterday he was supposed to operate on this one guy, and he got in there and realized he had surgeon's block. Oh well.

As if you couldn't tell, I think writer's block is garbage. You're telling me that you can't write, and it is because of some mystical, untreatable disease? Right. Most likely it is one of two things:

1. You're lazy. Don't worry about it, it happens to everyone. Sometimes writing is hard. That's why not everyone does it for a living. In this case, either just sit down and write, or tell lots of people who want the respect of that you are going to. Shame is great encouragement.

2. You don't know where the story is going. You know what I usually do? MAKE SOMETHING UP! Or, just think what would logically happen next, and then twist it a little with something unexpected.

3. You have great reviews and are afraid to write more, thinking your reviewers might not like it, or have bad reviews and don't want any more. Uh... Get over it. Fics are to entertain others and yourself, and reviews shouldn't stop you from doing that.

There's my 3 cents. Don't want to read the whole post? Let me sum it up for you: just write! Oh, and to the starter of this thread: do not blame anything on a lack of description. Ever. A lack of description causes only happiness in joy. If you must find a scapegoat, pick description itself. It's evil.

 

[icemew]

Yeah, I have trouble with that. Right now my story's in the middle, and it's kind of hard to write.

But it's really all a matter of making yourself just sit down and write. What's supposed to happen next? Even if you're not really sure, figure out the very start, and just write that bit. And if you don't feel like writing, just try to write a paragraph, which isn't too hard. Even a little bit is better than nothing, and who knows, you might get inspired and write thirty pages. And if not, well, write another paragraph tomorrow.

 

[Act]

I actually sort of agree with he-who-posted-two-above-me, but I disgaree with everyone in that forcing the Englsih lanague down your throat is the answer.

I have the problem all the time. I'll go for months without writing anything.

But I also know that it's not a disase, nothing's wrong with me, and if I really, really wanted to and had ideas I was enthusiastic about, I'd write about them. I'm lazy *shrug* My readers may hate me, but at least I know I can't blame them. I lack initiative sometimes.

You're just not into writing right now. It's not a big deal. In my experience, the only way to remedy it is *not* to make yourself write, which isn't fun and never produces anything too good, but to wait until you're excited about it again. Right now you're fretting like something's wrong with you and you are trying to force yoruself to fix it. Just breathe-- like any interest, it wavers. Sooner or later, you'll get plotbunnies again and you'll love writing again and so on and so forth. Then you'll get bored again...

It's a vicious cycle, really.

 

[The Burnt Shadow]

Well I did have several writers block. I had a whole story in my head with every important event, but the problems ussually with how the important events would happen and what should the less important events be filled with. Right now, I'm trying to write the end of the first part of my whole story and having difficulty fit my ideas in. Mostly my advice would be find anything that catches your intention and inspires you...

 

[katiekitten]

1. You're lazy. Don't worry about it, it happens to everyone. Sometimes writing is hard. That's why not everyone does it for a living. In this case, either just sit down and write, or tell lots of people who want the respect of that you are going to. Shame is great encouragement.

^.^;;

XD

Yess... I is too lazy to write. Cannot seriously be bothered. XD

I also agree with Act, wait until you want to write again. I find that sometimes, running over the story so far, and what you planned for it, can sometimes get you in the right mood to write it. Especially if while you are doing it you have a new idea for a certain scene. You just have to make sure you have a notepad handy at the time... XD

It has saved me before. After reading through the summary of the Pokemon Movie with Jirachi in it, I realised how messed up my image of him was. I'd decided to include him after reading someone elses story that briefly included him, and seeing quite a few pictures. So after I read that, I got a little depressed. I couldn't think of a way to incorporate all of that into my story. I didn't particularily like my main character, and considered ditching the entire story. But I thought over the whole thing, with all of the delicious scenes I had prepared, and got my act together and began fleshing out the plot again. =D

But that may just be me.

 

[Timid Kyogre]

Avegaille!!! =O never saw you post here xP

Writer's Block is very annoying, but there are a few things that usually help me get over it:

- Listening to some music

- Reading other authors' works

- Also, watching TV/movies sometimes helps

Hopefully, you'll get an idea soon! ^^ you just err, have to be patient XD

Good luck!

~Timid Kyogre

 

[Tale]

I know how you feel. My dad is a neurosurgeon, and yesterday he was supposed to operate on this one guy, and he got in there and realized he had surgeon's block. Oh well.

As if you couldn't tell, I think writer's block is garbage. You're telling me that you can't write, and it is because of some mystical, untreatable disease? Right. Most likely it is one of two things:

1. You're lazy. Don't worry about it, it happens to everyone. Sometimes writing is hard. That's why not everyone does it for a living. In this case, either just sit down and write, or tell lots of people who want the respect of that you are going to. Shame is great encouragement.

2. You don't know where the story is going. You know what I usually do? MAKE SOMETHING UP! Or, just think what would logically happen next, and then twist it a little with something unexpected.

3. You have great reviews and are afraid to write more, thinking your reviewers might not like it, or have bad reviews and don't want any more. Uh... Get over it. Fics are to entertain others and yourself, and reviews shouldn't stop you from doing that.

There's my 3 cents. Don't want to read the whole post? Let me sum it up for you: just write! Oh, and to the starter of this thread: do not blame anything on a lack of description. Ever. A lack of description causes only happiness in joy. If you must find a scapegoat, pick description itself. It's evil.

Yes, yes, yes! I agree COMPLETELY with BirthdayPirate there - this has been my view on writers block for so long, it got me frustrated to see people say 'I have writers block'.

I think that writer's block has been so publicised among the fanficers, that it has been blown way out of proportion. Everyone begins to think they have writers block, when it is more than likely one of the above points. Its all psycological.

Writers block, however you imagine it, is not some kind of goul or ghostly aura that infiltrates your mind and stops your writing ability. Its you thinking 'I can't think of words to put down, it must be writers block'.

Those who can write with skill, will be able to write with skill in the future, no matter how blocked they think they are.

...

IMO.

 

[Owneik]

I used to get huge writer's block (like, REALLY huge; I stopped writing for a year, once), but after a while, I noticed (which I should've long before, but I was a high-and-mighty moron who thought too much of myself. :/) that it wasn't too much on my mind, but too little. I didn't have enough ideas, and the ones I did have sucked. :/

But then I got a lot more into music...and eventually, everytime I turned on a good song, I'd just get the insentive to write.

So whenever I get a WB these days, I just turn on a CD and start typing, and it wears off eventually.

 

[Dragonfree]

There is such a thing as writer's block, and it doesn't have to be just laziness. Sometimes I know what I'm going to write and want to write it, but when I try to it comes out forced and awkward, and that's what I call writer's block. Waiting until I'm in a slightly different mood usually fixes that. If you're not in the mood to write, nothing you write is going to turn out good. Just take a break, do something else, and return to writing when you actually get the urge.

 

[Arcanine Royale]

I get writer's block often, to be truthful. I sit down at the computer, and start typing - maybe a word or so. And then Writer's Block hits.

Here's what I do

A) listen to music - for some reason it helps me think. I often get inspiration from the words, and then my mind just drifts and I start writing again.

B) I'll usually write something else too. So if I'm stuck on one, I'll write another. And if I'm stuck on that one, maybe the other one is unstuck.

C) Read! I read all the 'fics I can get my hands on - and those I have the time for.

D) If all else fails, I just write! I can always edit it later, and mostly Writer's Block is getting words down - for me, anyways.

Hope it helps.

 

[PDL]

I'm currently in a writer's block as well, but my problem is that I have tons and tons of ideas for my fic, but they can't be implimented and incorparated into the fic at all until I've finished the chapter I'm stuck on!

 

[Ryano Ra]

---> *is in a Writer's Block stage*

; I strongly agree with Dragonfree; she pretty much hit the nail with her comment. Sometimes, the best thing to do when in a Writer's Block is stray away from writing altogether and focus on something else. Writing is not such an easy thing, and it has its difficulties and many struggling pathways. I think that to get over a block is to do something entirely different from writing that you enjoy. For example, I'm currently playing Emerald and with that, it is helping me gain the much energy needed to write my short stories and chaptered project. Though, I will admit that a small part of my Writer's Block comes from laziness, but usually, it is when I know what I want to write but I don't know how to write it to satisfy my standards.

 

[GreenApple]

I know how you feel. My dad is a neurosurgeon, and yesterday he was supposed to operate on this one guy, and he got in there and realized he had surgeon's block. Oh well.

As if you couldn't tell, I think writer's block is garbage. You're telling me that you can't write, and it is because of some mystical, untreatable disease? Right. Most likely it is one of two things:

1. You're lazy. Don't worry about it, it happens to everyone. Sometimes writing is hard. That's why not everyone does it for a living. In this case, either just sit down and write, or tell lots of people who want the respect of that you are going to. Shame is great encouragement.

2. You don't know where the story is going. You know what I usually do? MAKE SOMETHING UP! Or, just think what would logically happen next, and then twist it a little with something unexpected.

3. You have great reviews and are afraid to write more, thinking your reviewers might not like it, or have bad reviews and don't want any more. Uh... Get over it. Fics are to entertain others and yourself, and reviews shouldn't stop you from doing that.

There's my 3 cents. Don't want to read the whole post? Let me sum it up for you: just write! Oh, and to the starter of this thread: do not blame anything on a lack of description. Ever. A lack of description causes only happiness in joy. If you must find a scapegoat, pick description itself. It's evil.

Wow, this just knocked a whole lot of sense into me, and I would just like to thank BirthdayPirate for that.

Writer's Block is terrible, and the reason why I've missed out on so many stories for the past five years. When I finally find a focus and start, it begins to attack and sink my confidence. However, this is not the case and writer's block is not some monster incapable of defeating. A writer never gives up, and it's about time I fought back.

 

[Faerie]

Ahh, writer's block. I made a topic about this a while ago. It was interesting while it was alive.

Yeah, I've had writer's block a lot. It can be very frustrating when you come across it and sometimes it just won't go away. I know I had writer's block on a story of mine for...hmm, let's see. About seven months? And I just got over it. >__> I hated it.

 

[Literate]

I got one. A really short one. After I just posted Ch. 5, and then, I thought to myself, "This is one moment, I've been waiting for!" It was one of the ideas that was in my head ever since I started to write my story. But then I was screwed. I had the idea and was set down to write...but I couldn't. I mean, I was waiting to write it, but I didn't.

...So I shut off the window and started browsing the web. Again. XD

Later, about several days, I really wanted to write and started writing! (Whoopee!) It's just a matter it you feel like writing, or if your mind is set on writing.

All you have to do is want to write. ^.^ Other then that, I don't think there's a cure for the lazy writer's block.