I just realised that I'm writing like a dinosaur these days. I have posted 3 works in an interval of 4 days excluding this one. So I'm here to help my fellow authors unblock the dreadful "writer's block."
1. Images:
Google some images. Imagine a flower. Pretty little thing, no? We have this one flower bed that is always barren because flowers refused to thrive there, as a last resort my mom tossed wild flower seeds into it and suddenly we have five foot stalks of these flowers amongst others.
Did that help? I hope it did, but I fear it did not. I wonder if maybe I should try something more basic. The flashback wasn't enough so it seems.
What color do you suppose the flower is? Pink? Purple? A strange mixture of both? The center is close to fuchsia, but the edges of the petals are too pale though. Not to mention the bright golden yellow center, Looks almost to me like the sun, don't you agree?
2. Kill that bloody editor:
The editor is the devil who fuels your block. Install an anti-virus in your mind to block this editor. Otherwise it will corrupt your creative instinct. Hang on. Another creative thought? Think something about a virus. You have got a cool prompt here. A malware program is installed in a man's office by someone. He has to unravel the mystery behind it. Good, ain't it?
3. Celebrate stupidity:
I have heard people yelling, "I'm a serious writer, don't give me foolish suggestions." I strictly disagree with this. The most popular and loved writers across the globe imagined things which critics termed as "stupid". The most whimsical ideas are the ones which end up receiving all the accolades. However stupid your idea may be, go ahead and pen it down.
4. Write fan-fictions:
If literature was a flower, fan-fiction would have been a thorny cactus - Pseudo-intellectuals
Bullshit! I believe every budding author at some point of time thinks about writing a fan fiction. I wanted to write Holmes. You may want to write Archies. Doesn't matter. Give it a shot. Fan-fictions work largely because you have an established premise. You know the traits of your protagonist. You need to lift a character and place it in a conflict.
5. Bury that Grammar Nazi:
Editing, rewriting, punctuation are important. But don't get so deeply involved into it that you'd end up losing the actual content of your story.
6. Writing Prompts:
And last but not the least, writing prompts. I do have some of mine. (Bare with me if they are cheesy. I love cheese.)
(1) A man piled under debt ends up becoming a thief who robs corrupt businessmen but never gets caught as none of the victims want to lodge a complaint against him. (It was supposed to be my novel, but I shelved it. Maybe that might help you.)
(2) A mosquito's diary which captures the events before it's death. (Fantasy lovers can fangirl this one)
(3) Love story of a pencil and eraser. (I know it's creepy, but you never know)
(4) An army officer dies while fighting a war. He is reborn after 50 years.
These were some of my weirdest fantasies. PM me if you need more of those. Well I am going to finish this up, this random thing may indeed be only pointless, but it is something.
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Heya, DrFeelGood. This was a really humorous yet informative piece and it was a pleasure to read.
I shall definitely take some of your advice. Since this already has heaps of reviews, I will just type down my thoughts and hopefully they will help in some way.
1. Is that a true story about the flowers? I love gardening and creating life in barren areas. That was really cool, your mum is very inventive.
2. The computer references were pretty funny. Indeed, editors are quite annoying at times.
3. I definitely agree with this. Stupid is the awesomeness.
4. Fanfictions are my loves in life, and you do have to be creative to write one. Pseudo-intellectuals know nothing.
5. Who needs grammar?! :p
6. Haha the YWS theme generator always makes me laugh and absolutely inspires stories.
Thanks for the review! The prompts were not actually used from YWS, they are some of the ideas I had in my mind.
EEEEEEE! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!
Oh wait, I'm sorry, HI? XD
It's so cool! It's helped me a lot, and going to as well, i guess. I'm in that "Zombie Block" for past some days. it's killing me. but, now i guess, i can overcome it!
I really gotta bury that grammar nazi and kill that bloody editor, they're literally eating me. every time i sit to write something, i end up like totally forgetting the idea i was about to write, it's disappointing. Anyway,
prompt number 2 is super cool, I'm thinking on it, if i can make something, I'll post that here, at YWS. Thank you again!
And, congrats to you for writing like a dinosaur these days! hope you'll write like a T-REX, or like more powerful ones!
Super thanks! Stay fine and in fun and blessed.
And, see? I'm having like 1700 points? it's because of that block. it's not allowing me to write anything so i'm just reading and reviewing. it's good though but, curse that block! shoo shoo!
~Min
A sequel to this article:
A sequel to my article: Unblocking the writer's block!
It isn't funny, but I tried to be more precise and informative in it!
This actually helped me get over writer's block! I tend to get caught up in editing but #5 reminded me not to get too caught up in it. I tried doing some writing prompts and it helped me.
"(Bare with me if they are cheesy. I love cheese.)"
I love cheese too XD
Overall, this is great! I think I would go back to this whenever I have writer's block. It's informative and funny!
I am glad I could help you
This is lovely! I never thought of the perks to writing fanfiction in that way. Now I don't feel so bad, as if I'm copying someone's works XD. I also completely agree with burying grammar and editing for first drafts- this is definitely the hardest thing for me! (The only thing I don't like about this website is that people tend to focus on the conventions when reviewing rather than the content!) Oh, and images ^-^ thank you for making me feel better about getting LOTS of inspiration from Pinterest! it's a great place for me to organize my thoughts and create special spaces for images or text that inspire me for specific ideas I already have, or ones that spark new ones. Celebrating stupidity. I am/was a perfectionist and my biggest fear is embarrassment, which I am not proud of. Thank you for reminding me that authors are stupid, too, and we should all be okay with that. I've abandoned some of my best works because I felt I wasn't good enough or couldn't write them because I was too young, and the ideas were too over-the-top. I really love this article. I usually hate most encouragement to press through writer's block because it only reminds me how stuck I am at the time (which is OFTEN). So thank you for being real. I will keep this on hand.
Oh my gosh this was great advice! I was laughing out loud, ask my friend Em101cats because I was on Skype with her when I read this! My absolute favorite part:
OH MY GOSH SO TRUE! You described the editor perfectly, very helpful but yet very funny! I love how you put a lot of sarcasm into every line! I was laughing so hard! Keep giving great, funny advice! Great job! Corgisrock22
This actually helped SO MUCH! Plus, I love your writing ideas. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
You're welcome
A sequel to this article:
A sequel to my article: Unblocking the writer's block!
It isn't funny, but I tried to be more precise and informative in it!
Ok I'll take a look!
Great tips. But… my inner Grammar Nazi… it's taking over...