can picking questions at random and writing a spontaneous lengthy reply be a useful technique to.......?

Question

dynamite to pieces that horrible infinite grey writers block?

Answer 1

I love to write, but hate to think about what to write so I just ramble in here.I don't care if I get reported, I don't care if i get thumbs down (too much). I find that writing helps in my spelling skills that are horrendous. Also, I have a tendency to ramble on and on....

Answer 2

I find answering random questions to be very helpful in reducing or eliminating writers block. This is especially helpful if the answer you compose is in depth and complete. Of course a writer runs the risk of creating an answer that is too lengthy or dry for most readers to finish reading. To avoid this pitfall, be sure to add amusing or anecdotal comments in your reply. I often do this late at night when I don't feel like sleeping but not motivated to do things I should be doing or when what I should be doing are too noisy for the wee hours of the morning.

It's also an opportunity to practice writing sentences of various lengths and structures since many of us get into the habit of only writing simple sentences. It is also beneficial to watch the use of punctuation: This is the perfect opportunity to correctly use punctuation you avoid in day-to-day writing.

Finally, don't forget to use spell check. Mispellings can be embarasing.

Answer 3

The answer to your writers block; and the value of your answers reply's in dealing with it - is NOT in the randomness, the spontainety NOR the length of the reply: The value is in the MEANINGFULNESS or USEFULNESS of the reply.

Writing GOOD answers would be good and useful to both you and your questioners. But randomly writing wordy, but meaningless and/or useless replys would not be helpful to anyone.

Answer 4

Try writing a "snapshot". Look around you and take a picture in your mind and write a paragraph describing the picture. Like the snow falling on a tree outside your window...the lights on the Christmas tree reflected in a child's eye...an elderly person alone in a store painstakingly shopping. The possibilities are endless and it really works!

Answer 5

Yes. Issac Asimov once wrote that he fought writers block by working on several projects at the same time. This might help you, after all..it IS writing.

Answer 6

It .................... damn cant think what to write.

wait.....


nope.... gone.

aha, got it.

Yes. There is a certain relaxation in answering a completely random question in the knowledge that it is quite likely your answer will be one of many and not make too much difference if its wrong. This tends to let you relax and once the pressure is gone from your mind you can return to whatever project with a nice relaxed frame of mind and hopefully the words begin to flow again.

It's a zen type of thing in a way.

Answer 7

Change subjects, even change the language you're speaking, if it helps. Sometimes it does, because languages like French and Chinese use totally different idioms to English. even in translation, and produce different usages of familiar terms. Questions are triggers. Answering does work like a reflex.

Answer 8

Of course... The answer / work is always in the paper the trouble is just getting it out. writing is the process. As is talking an issue through is another.

good luck

regards,
h.c.

Remember to choose whoever for Best Answer.

Answer 9

what??
isn't there a better question you can ask??
randomizing stuff can be fun at times..
but one person's choice still makes the difference..

Answer 10

Broaden your mind
Broaden you horizon