I have an rough-edged-outline of my story (all the characters, and all that nice information that really makes them stand out,..) My story is about these three pirates that steal a ship from this captain that marooned them on an island 2 years before, and they mysteriously excaped the island and are now looking for revenge on the captain. But im not sure what step to take next. I just cant get the "edge" to write what happens. So i guess you could call it writers block? Anything that would help?
2007-01-03 11:14:25 · 5 answers · asked by indianschick24 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
You could try skipping to a part you really want to write, then write the part that connects the two.
2007-01-03 11:47:20 · answer #1 · answered by she who is awesome 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 09:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Research always helps me when I get stuck. 9 times out of 10 my writer's block is caused by not being well grounded in my subject matter.
2007-01-03 11:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a common problem and happens to most writers as they begin the middle of their story...the world is full of 30-page unfinished novels stuck in drawers and closets.
The way to solve it includes research and understanding the controlling idea of your story.
You're blocked because you have nothing to say. When it happens to me, I research to stimulate the knowlege of the world of my characters. Once you know more about them, this is where they will spring to life. Ask yourself what they eat, how they pray, what their secret thoughts are, what they regret.
Also, think about what your story is about. Go and research that subject and expand your knowledge of it. As you research it, ask yourself "what if" questions. If your story is about insecurity, when you research this subject you'll learn about all types of mental illnesses associated with it. Then use "what ifs" such as "what if my protagonist's insecurity developed from maternal suffication?" then play on that (let's presume your character is male)..."what if he still lived with his mother and is 40-years-old?" .... "what if his mother died and still talked to him from the grave?"..."what if from the grave she still talks to him and is jealous when he talks to other girls?" ... "what is his mother is so jealous that she tells him to kill the girls that he's attracted to?" .... then you'll end up with Psycho. =) Research is what sparks this and asking these "what ifs" will also help you to avoid cliche.
As you research, consider: biographical, psychological, physical, political, and historical research of both the setting and your characters. But all this must lead to events in your story or else this will end up in procrastination.
2007-01-03 12:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by i8pikachu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, no wonder because you are writing Treasure Island / Robinson Crusoe; which has already been written.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe
2007-01-03 11:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋