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Monki
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 Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| I don't have writer's block. I've just come to see some poor saps moan and groan about theirs. I know. I'm mean. Get used to it. Lmao. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I usually listen to some sort of movie music. That normally gives me at least some ideas. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:56 am Post subject: |
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Uggggggghhhhh WRITER'S BLOCK I HATE YOU!!!!!!! *See siggy*
I just murdered the writer's block I had a week or two ago - it was probably the WORST writer's block I have ever had! It was terrible! It lasted for a really long time, and after completely redoing the story three times, I just dropped it and started a new one. An excellent thing, because now I'm writing a lot more.
(Don't drop your stories for the heck of it though, only after redoing it three times as I have done should you do it.  )
As for writer's block:
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I had a stupid postponement of progress not too long ago trying to decide whether or not I wanted to give one of my characters a gun, but for the longest time couldn't figure out a good explanation or reason (besides to make eveyone else VERY suspicious) and one morning over spring break the next like 4000 words, involving a gun, just suddenly came into mind. It was weird. And it only worked out like that once. I know, because I'm trying to get the same thing to happen again and it isn't going so well. |
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:22 am Post subject: |
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*head/desk*
I've had the worst writer's block lately ... thought it'd ease up once I finished with my finals, but no such luck. It's gotten worse. I've started keeping some journals (interesting stuff + dreams and other New Age nonsense) but it's still te most awful feeling. |
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 1:45 am Post subject: |
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I've had writer's block for a little while. It's prevented me from coming up with any new stories. Thankfully, it hasn't gotten in the way of any old stories being edited. So I've been going over old stories, touching them up and trying to make them presentable. Hopefully when I'm done editing the old stuff some new stuff will be waiting for me.  |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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I have had writers block for two months. Is that even healthy? Can I even call myself a writer any more?
Argh.
It has to end soon or I'm going to go mad (and give up on my current novel completely).
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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NO! Dn't give up. All you do is go on to something else.
As said in a how to write a novel for dummys: It will come to you even when your not thinking about it.
It works. Try it. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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wow...this is probably the first thing i've written in three days--aside from IMs with people.
i know some of you are all: "I've had writers block for two months!"
but i've only had it for three days and i'm pretty sure i'm suffering from writing withdrawl...i'm suprised that i can still type...
i finished my third book in june...and haven't really written anything good since then...
its miserable...and this one guy keeps bugging me to write a sequel...we came up with a whole plan for it, but i just can't seem to put it on paper...
ITS DRIVING ME INSANE!!! |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I have writers block all the time....
On two seperate occasions after finish a novella and a full-blown novel, I didn't write anything for months. After finishing the novella, I suffered for six or seven months. After finishing the novel, I suffered for only four months.
It's come to the point where I'm quite used to it, so I treasure whenver I'm writing and love it for what it is. I'm not really bothered by writer's block anymore. I just look at it as a time to enjoy other fine things in life; writing music is one of those things. Smoking cigars is another. |
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I just finally started a book (posable novel) and it's a tragic story but my mom thinks it's okay so far. She got lost at one point and I'm glad she asked me about it too....
But ya! I started something I plan to finish! |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm just...not writing... |
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GryphonFledgling
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I'm there with Jasmine. I've been whining about it for weeks now, but it's been going on for months. I'm just not writing at all. I'll think that I'm doing great (in that I'm all over YWS) but when I actually think about it, I'm not getting anything done on my own work. At all...
Seriously, I feel worthless. I want to go and get my novel done, but I just can't seem to work up the enthusiasm to do it. I'll sit and think "okay, I'm going to get some writing done" but then I'll find something else that isn't as important to me and do it instead. I'm actually kind of doing that right now by whining about it here instead of sitting down and making myself write.
I feel so dead right now. I don't feel like a writer. I've been reading over my old stuff and having fun doing it (alternate moments of "wth? what was I thinking?" and "omg! this is so great! why can't I write like this now?") but I'm not writing anything new.
I don't know what's wrong with me. If this is Writer's Block, I've never had it like this before. Usually it was just that I was stuck or just wasn't enthusiastic and had to force myself to write. But this is just utter apathy.
*feels depressed now*
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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I am a constant sufferer.  So I've decided to design a mind-wall on my ceiling. Basically, lots of prompts, inspiring pictures, random thoughts, lyrics etc. on huge sheets on my ceiling so that I can just lie down on my bed when I'm stuck, and see if anything inspires me.
I also have a folder full of interesting articles that might spark something. I'm forward-planning for summer so I can write like the wind (?), and so I don't reach a block. I need to have a productive time. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It seems like I'm suffering a peculiar case of writer's block. I have not even seriously started writing anything and I am already stuck on the process of starting. Perhaps it's a bit unnatural for me to call this a writer's block when I don't even have an aim or a general outline of a story, but then having the motivation to write yet lacking in inspiration is quite a nuisance. There don't seem to be much or any remedies for this problem, however. D: |
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