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Writer's block.

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DarkBlaizeken

Long time no see
I have had this debilatating condition for three months now.
On paper i have a great story that i hope in the future i can get published, it is through to the 3rd chapter....half way through...it happens.
I cant write anymore, mi imagination leaves me and mi characters have no life in them. If i try and write it doesnt look right.
I cant shift it.

Here you can discuss if you have had any of these problems and any ideas that you have to get rid of this awful condition...
 
I know it sound silly but the only way I've found that helps is just to force yourself to write. It may sound awful at first but once your mind gets use to the story again it gets more easy...
 
I get inspiration from other media to help me. Look at a good idea that fits your fic's plotline at the moment, then twist and morph it so that you won't copy it, and so it seems better for your story.

~fuzzy out~
 
Why don't you try reading novels? It will expand your vocabulary and you'll have a new drive for writing. It worked more.
 
Well the first question I have to ask is, what ARE you writing about? The context and the subject is the key to getting rid of your writer's block. All you have to do is listen to the right music or the right shows, and your writer's block will go away.

Of course, finding what works for you isn't always easy, but I'll give you the methods that work for me.

First, we'll go with
HORROR
The first thing about horror is you have to AVOID typical horror material. Especially little kid halloween music, unless you're trying to make a horror comedy Spooky Halloween music is too plain and simple to be of any help if you want to make a real bone-chiller. We got to go further back.

I suggest watching an episode of Boohbah or going to the website on pbs.kids.org. When you want to write horrific things about the unnatural, what could be more unnatural than 5 furry multicolored fat gumdrops that belch, fart, and bump into each other? And when you add that to the weird high pitched noises which I think is supposed to be music, you got a whole bunch of messed up images in your head. If you can, try to watch an episode with Grandpapa in it. I wouldn't trust being in the same room with that guy...

But what if you're not into the horror business? There's always COMEDY. Here's the part where I highly suggest you just browse stupid stuff on websites you go to. Or websites you don't go to. With so many n00bs and paranoid people on the Internet, you're just BOUND to find something hilarious and no doubt something that belongs in your book.

Not all books are upbeat. If you're trying to make a MELENCHOLY drama, listen to classical music. At least that works for me. Long slow notes on classical instruments to me just seem depressing. I've found it sometimes works for romance scenes but be carefull. Classical music that's TOO intensely sad might cause the romance to end tragically.

Finally, there's the MYSTERY OR THRILLERS. My advice for you here is, go to Google, turn off the English only option, and browse multilingual sites that you have NO idea what they're about. The more images the sites have, the better. Your mind will start to wonder what the heck you're looking at, it'll evoke your curiousity, and hopefully it'll give you a plot device or a plot twist that you've never thought of.

And there you have it. Hopefully when I press the reply button this message won't be a big chunk of text. Of course, my advice probably isn't for everybody. Some people find classcal music uplifting and maybe you do to. You got to find what works for you, and hopefully I've given you something to start on.

Good luck. :)
 
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Wow...you lot are helpful

The thing that i am writing is a fantasy story.
It is based on my imagination...and how it can run awawy with me.

I have tried to read novels...but i used to be able to imagine the story like i was there. Now i cant. They are just words on a page...nothing more. If i read harry potter i could see hogwarts and the spells, Lord of the rings i could see legolas and the creatures.
Now all i see are words...and i hate that.
Its getting better, but it is sooo frustrating. Its probably cuz i am under stress from all the college work i have.

Ok what about you guys, what problems have you had?
 
Ah, fantasy. I had a feeling I was missing an important genre.

To tell you the truth, I'm not quite that good with "fantasy" quite yet. I am trying to work on it though with a fanfic I'm creating.

What you described to me sounds like this story is quite different than what my fanfic is trying to be, so my writing tips with my fanfic wouldn't be of much help. There is however, another writing tip I failed to mention that might benefit you.

Remember old games you used to play or old toys you had or old places you used to go to. Reminisce about those. Try to find mentions of some of your own toys online even. Last year I finally traced back my talking tape player. And just last week I found that old plastic household keyboard.

If you're still living in the same house as you have when you were a little kid, look at sunbeams early in the morning if you can. It could be just me, but there's something magic about those sunbeams. They can take you back to silly little things you did as a kid in the house. It does for me. And then when I do that, I wonder about the new friends I've made now. I wonder where THEY were back then. What fun THEY were having when I was having fun.

I hope I'm not rambling too much. I can get to the point here: if kids had the wriitng abilities of great authors today, we would have dozens of awesome fantasy stories. So think back to when you were a kid. Look at sunbeams, and try to remember if you played with anything as a kid in that sunbeam years ago. You might remember a thought or something you had back then, one which could prove to be an asset to your book today.

Hope I've helped more. ^^;
 
If you're under stress at college, it could be that you're mind is too pre-occupied. That's maybe why you're having trouble visualising the stories you. Maybe books on CD might help. I find I can visualise the story better. The only disadvantage is they can be pretty damn epensive.
 
Triple posting!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok i have had an idea!!!!
I am going to do a fantasy fic here.
Look on the ideas for fics thread...tho i cant think of a name.
I do know what has helped me tho....fan fics here!
 
Writer's block doesn't exist. It is just laziness on the author's part.

(I've been trying to convince myself this for a few years now.)

Just write. Editing and revision has purposes.
 
I don't agree. I think its more pickyness than laziness. When I have the problem its normally because I think all my ideas aren't good enough or don't fit in.
 
I think its just when your ideas dry up.

Ok im going to do a fic on non pokemon fics so look it up if you like. A synopsis is on the ideas part of the author's cafe.
 
This is gonna sound strange to you, but when I get writer's block that lasts more than a day, I start watching classic cartoons from the 80s. Seriously, 9 times out of 10 I'll get over it after a couple hours. It's amazing what episodes of He-Man, Transformers and Thundercats can do.
 
hmmm that may be good.
Also i have been reading fanfiction on fanfiction.net
It is really good.!!!
 
DarkBlaizeken said:
hmmm that may be good.
Also i have been reading fanfiction on fanfiction.net
It is really good.!!!
Click to expand...

Even better, you can read actual books. Just choose an author you like and a series you'll get into.
 
I'm currently having that kinda block too.
What's strange about my writer's block is that I'm blocked with a story I'm writing, but I can continue other stories without problems.
For example, I can't write any long fanfiction (and that's the way it is since June 2006, i just can't...), but I wrote a pokemon one-shot yesterday and another one last week (but not pokemon).

I found a music that fits my story very well, but it didn't help me at all.
 
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