writers block?

Question

i keep thinking of things that could make good stories
but every time i sit down to write i can't
it is like my stories have a middle and end
but no begining help please!

Answer 1

I've been a writer for a long time and I usually get some of my best ideas while I'm doing other things like housecleaning, exercising, shopping, etc. If you can, start carrying a small notebook with you wherever you go and whenever you get an idea, stop and make a brief note. That way when you sit down to write, you'll already have several ideas written down to work with.

In the meantime, if you're trying to write and having a problem, stop for a while and do something else--listen to music, clean a room, surf the 'net, make cookies, exercise--and put your writing in the back of your mind. You'll probably be surprised how fast a new idea will come to you.

Answer 2

Just write the middle and the end first. There is absolutely no rule that you have to begin writing at the beginning.

Once you've gotten that down (or at least as much of it as you know right now), read what you wrote first and ask yourself - "what happened just before this?" Then, write that scene. If that still doesn't seem like the beginning, just repeat the process. Soon you'll have a lot of information and scenes and you'll be able to see where the story really starts.

Also, try this question - what is the day that is different? Meaning, what day was different from every other day and started this storyline.

Happy writing!

Answer 3

While I haven't gotten that on my current project, I was no stranger to it while in school.

My suggestion: Read, pick up a novel and just read it, or read anything you've written before. Eventually the block will go away and you'll be able to write once more.

It is also possible to just write an outline of the beginning of the story and then go back to it when you think of it to flesh it out. I wrote one story where the beginning was just a placeholder until I got near the end, then I went back and made an actual beginning.

Answer 4

Just don't write a begining...YET. Go and start somewhere in the middel or even the end and save the rest for when you can write it. It may seem like a disorganized method, but it can work. It can even allow you to make foreshadowings and allusions that you may never have thought of otherwise.

Answer 5

Well, I'm a novice writer, too... and when I get writer's block, I just sit down and start typing, usually of nothing in particular. Every once in a while, it helps me get around my writer's block, when I start reading over what I've typed... gives me ideas for what I'm working on. That's what I did for my first story, and so far, I'm about three hundred typed pages into it.

Answer 6

Well, as a writer myself, I usually start with the beginning AND the ending. You can do whatever you want with the body, but at least you'll know where to go with the story (you'll know how it ends).

Answer 7

how about placing the beginning in the end? it would make your stories more interesting, like revealing something only later and creating a sense of expectations for the reader... maybe even challenge the reader's expectations...

Answer 8

i know how you feel, but i just got over that a while ago.

watch movies, listen to music, be alone for awhile and stay away from the crowd, read, ask for ideas from your friends

It works for me. Perhaps you should try drawing your character , think of him/her and try to be him/her for a few minutes.

hope that helps.

Answer 9

No beginning? Ask yourself, "How did they come to be here, doing this? Why are they here? What happened to change their usual day?"

Answer 10

What was your subject doing the minute you thought of him/her?
where were they at that time
what time of day was it
were they physically doing something