So you've got this amazing story you're writing or want to write. You get the first word in there and then.... you draw a huge blank. Here are a few things you can do to rescue yourself from writers block, anytime anywhere.
Many professionals say, "When you walk down the street, listen to someones conversations, but dont make it obvious"
This isn't as easy as it sounds. First of all, it's 2007 and many of us don't really "walk down the street?" anymore.
So lets try this in the hallway at school. You see a kid who is acting crazy. For example, he's shouting/shoving his friend/laughing. This kid could become a great character in your story. Whether he's the main character or a side character.
Think about these details:
~The way he dresses
~his hairstyle
~his shoes
~his personality (from what you can see)
~his friends
~Have you seen this kid more than once? If so, write what you saw him doing last time. (This may sound stalkerish, but it works)
Another thing. Look at that girl you probably see everyday. She's really quiet, and possibly shy. Think about her details too. (clothes, hairstyle, shoes, personality, friends, and what you saw her doing the last time you saw her)
Look at people A LOT. When I am in the car and I see people outside of stores or restaurants, I look at what they are doing.
For example, I saw a girl with her dad outside of the airport. She hugged him but by the looks of it, she was the one leaving, not him. That would probably make a good story!
My favorite writing activity. Free write!
Take 15 minutes out of your date (you can time yourself if you want) and write on a piece of paper, nonstop.
If you get lost, write like it's a journal. Or write whatever the first thing is that comes to mind.
Free writing is one of the best way to express yourself. It's usually unplanned writing where you have no idea what you're going to say and it just comes out and onto the paper. I always love my results from free writing and you probably will to.
Another activity. Read a childhood fairy tale or find a new one. (A short one)
Or, read any short story you can find (that you'd never read before)
Think of the theme. Whats the moral to the story? Write at least 5 things on a piece of paper about this story.
Choose at least 3 of these:
~questions about the story
~lines that you found enjoyable and why
~literary analysis (ie: metaphors, symbols, foreshadowing)
~statements of significance
~predictions about the story
~ a vocabulary word that you didn't know
The more vocabulary you know, the better you will be as a writer. Using your new vocab words will really help you sound more mature when you're writing. (Especially when it's a word you didn't even know existed)
Writing journals is a really good way to help you write. I don't mean writing them everday. But write them when you feel you have something to talk about. Write about what inspires you, what books you've read, what books you want to write. Just put your thoughts on the paper.
***PLEASE NOTE***
I STRONGLY suggest that you keep all of your writing activities in a binder or notebook!!!!
By doing this, you can keep track of everything you've done and look back at your writing to help inspire you some more!
These are all of the activities I have for you right now. Check back and I'll add more as I learn what other activities help me too!
Thanks =)
Any questions or comments, feel free to PM me!
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