Actually Getting it Written

Hello everyone,

This is the main reason why I haven't been on here in what seems like forever. My main problem in writing is having the ideas flying through my head, building nearly to perfection, but then I can never seem to be able to capture it and make myself write it down. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem and if someone out there has an idea to perhaps lead to the solving of this dilemma.

-Twitch111

Yep. Absolutely.

My problem is more or less that I get bored easily. So what I do, to keep myself on my toes, is write the major events first. That way, I have at least three or four different pieces I can work from. I usually bounce around from one to another, and I keep expanding and expanding on them until I can manage to link them together. It keeps things fresh and snappy and keeps things from getting boring.

But that's just me. Everybody finds different things that work for them. Experiment a wee bit.

The most important thing, really, is to force yourself into it. Remind yourself that the writing process begins after the first draft is down on paper. Your work will be crap the first time around. That's okay. At least your ideas are coherent. At least you have something to work from.

Simply put, kick yourself in the rear and just do it!

-St. Razorblade
The Official YWS Pirate

Fantastic! Thanks fo the reply, I will try it out. If anyone else has more ideas, the more the merrier, and the more likely I will find something that works.

The key for me is to just sit down and do it. Even if I don't feel like it.

It takes just a few minutes for me to get into gear after I'm forced myself to sit down and write. Then I start enjoying the process, and before I know it, I've written a page or two.

Of course, it doesn't work every time. And I dunno if it'd work for you, either. >>

You don't have to write chronilogically. The second a thought flies through your head, whether its in the beginning or the middle or the end, write it down. It'll keep you interested. Like putting together a puzzle, you'll figure everything out as you go along, and it'll keep you on your toes wondering what's going to happen next.

Make sure you keep yourself busy- and make sure you're absolutely devoted to what you're writing. I've always had a big, scary novel looming over me, just to make sure I had something to work on at all times. It helps (for me, at least) to have more than one thing to focus on in case the going gets tough.