curing writer's block?

Question

i havent been able to write much for about 3 or 4 months and i cant go outside to get inspiration. im already reading books. that hasnt helped.

ok, so i already keep a journal and i dont right about normal things. they just dont interest me. i write fantasy. and i dont need helping thinking of an idea, i have them. ive got 5 books in the progress. i just cant write anymore on them. or i cant get started.

Answer 1

Ah, I've found myself driven into this helpless corner far too many times to count. Writer's block always picks the most inconvenient times to strike...but you can strike back.

The single cure that has helped me every time, without a doubt is to just keep writing. Even if it stinks like crazy, and you are tempted to burn every last word that you have ever written, just write. I totally understand that continuing to write is such a big source of frustration...but what do you really have to lose? You can always go back and re-write--forcing the words to come will just make everything else flow easier in the future. (I've suggested this a few times before, and it almost always works.)

When I go about doing this, I keep one thing in mind: Writers don't write. They RE-write.

Happy writing!

Answer 2

writers block is a solid element, have faith it or no longer. it ability you have made this variety of competent plot, with twists and turns, and new discoveries, which you cant come to a call what to do with the subsequent section. I easily have been writing my e book for approximately 0.5 a three hundred and sixty 5 days and have 23 pages carried out. I write rather much on a daily basis for approximately an hour. I easily have deleted finished chapters, and a few situations the whole e book. solid success.

Answer 3

I'm an aspiring writer and have accounts on websites for such. I can advise you only so much, because it really depends on what you write.

If it's a story, let ideas just strike you at random moments. It doesn't matter how far along it is - just get the scene done. If you continue on like this, soon you'll end up with scenes all over the place, and you can just plug them together, filling in the gaps!

Answer 4

Ask any and all questions you can. I analize every movie and play I see, every book I read. I write down things that are particularly interesting to me from books, TV shows, movies. Then I sit down and think of ways to expand the idea, or change it to something original and all my own, I ask as many "What if?" and "Why?" questions as I can.
Keeping a journal with you to write down your thoughts on things is very helpful.

Answer 5

you can use sentence stems (I remember when..., Once upon a time...)
you can go back and read what you have written before (I always find this inspiring)
critique someone else's work (I find this gets creative juices flowing)
do another creative hobby.

Just write, even if it's bad. Write really, really bad things. Write a story for a little brother, or a story for a friend. Just write even if you think it is going nowhere.

Answer 6

I understand what you're saying. Coming up with a plot is the hardest thing for me!!

The best advice I can offer is to write what you know. When you're stuck, think of an event from you past and see if you can jazz it up and give it to a character. From there you may only have one scene, or you may have the basis of something more, who knows?

Answer 7

I hate writer's block, It's horrible! I can't stand the frustration of it! Alright, here's my advice: set specific times to write. I know, it's extremely difficult, but if you do, then ideas will flow much more easily and creativly.

Hope this helped; and GOOD LUCK!!

Luv, Liss

Answer 8

Just start writing. Anything. Describe your lunch. Your dinner. Your living room. Whatever. Put one word after another until it starts to come naturally.

Answer 9

it is tough. i read a book called "no plot, no problem" which really did help me just pound some words onto paper. it tries to get you to loosen up and just flow. check it out, definitely worth the read.

Answer 10

here's something inspirational:

little children falling and scraping their knees.. and then causing someone to trip and fall and crash into a gray which triggers the fire alarm abbut the water falls and causes electric wires to explode and everything is chaotic and on fire! THEN A WINE BOTTLE BREAKS AND THE FIRE SPREADS.. SOMEONE IS GASPING FOR AIR! for aire!THEY BEG FOR THEIR MOTHERAND TTHEY STRETCH OUT THEIR ARM OUTWARD.. BUT THEIR MOTHER IS ALREADY BURNING TO DEATH.. HER BODY SLOWLY DISSOLVING INTO THE MOLTEN ASH.