Are there any sites that help you fight/combat writer's block?

Question

I need to get writing again :(

Answer 1

writing.com!!! try getting into the A1 writing club they give out weekly homework and have great tips on how to improve your writing.

Answer 2

I've found that the internet can be too much of a distraction when I'm gummed up. This is what usually helps me: I take a walk, and make up stories in my head about the people I see. I give them back strories and then come home and write the present situation they're in based on their past experiences. I also reread my favorite poems, stories, plays, whatever. Sometimes, I'll take a poem, count out the syllables in each line and force myself to write a poem using the same number of syllables as the piece. Or, I'll compile a list of my current favorite words (this week: donkey, dome, Lemonwheel--whatever that is--, pickup truck) and try to write a poem using all those words. That way, unusual connections are forced onto the page, which always helps get the juices roiling.

The best thing for blockage is writing through it. It doesn't have to be great writing, but it is writing. Do you see what I mean? You basically sometimes have to lay a foundation of manure to get something worthwhile. So, don't judge any draftwork. Just keep on with it, and eventually you'll write yourself out of it.

I find that to be a much better cure-all than surfing sites. I find that that keeps me too distracted, and gets me off of the task at hand.

But this might help as well: change your habits. If you compose on the computer, buy a cheap notebook and a nice pen and try writing that way. If you write on paper, try working on the computer. Mixing it up sometimes is a good way to flake off the rust. Good luck with it.

Answer 3

Writer's block sucks. It's important to remember that whatever you're writing, or trying to write, won't be perfect the first time around. You have to resign yourself to the fact that all writing is crap until you massage, revise, refine, and then hit a deadline where you have to just let it live as it is.

Every masterpiece you've ever read started out as a sh*tty first draft. Without exception.

As for sites, I don't know about a web site, but I took a class with a woman named Jane Anne Staw who wrote a book about getting unstuck, called... "Unstuck." I haven't read it, but she's a great instructor, so I'd trust what she has to say about overcoming writer's block. Here's a link for it at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Unstuck-Supportive-Practical-Working-Through/dp/0312301200/sr=1-1/qid=1170541652/ref=sr_1_1/002-8489406-2944826?ie=UTF8&s=books

Answer 4

Don't know about web sites but there are 2 really good books that I use that are extremely helpful with that problem. One is called 'The Writer's Block' and is by Jason Rekulak,the other is 'The Creative Block' by Lou Harry. I can't tell you how much they have helped me overcome blocks.

Answer 5

a Good Author once told me that there is no such thing as Writer's block. if stuck in middle of story, you should go back to your outline and see where things went wrong. if you not in middle of story and just haven't started anything new then to go out and sit somewhere where there is a lot of people and watch them, find a person that is interesting and say to your self What if..... things should get back to flowing if you open yourself back up to ideas. I many different interviews i have seen of different plublished Authors, they all say the samething when asked what they do when they have writers block, they all say pretty much the same thing, this is their full time job, so they don't get paid unless they finish the book. most of them say they don't have time for Writers Block.

Answer 6

Not a site but a book. Look up Julia Cameron's works, Walking in this World especially is fantastic for kickstarting creativity, and writing particularly. The Artist's Way was the first one but I liked Walking best.
good luck.

Answer 7

I don't know about any sites but I find that doodling on a piece of paper clears up my block...try drawing long, curvy shapes on the paper and colour in...the flowing motions make me feel like my thought process has also started flowing :) Its all psychological ;)

Answer 8

Try looking at pictures related to whatever you want to write. There are a few sites where writers and artists can hang out-like http://www.elfwood.com or http://www.deviantart.com .

Answer 9

well depending on what you are writing about msuic could help adn pictures if goo d
and views are very good

Answer 10

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