Writer's Block!?

Question

Hey! I wanna write a story really bad, but I'm having trouble with a plot! Any ideas???

P.S. plz keep it G rated!

Answer 1

Scetch details of your main characters - looks, mannerisms, background, etc. Write the details down - or even draw them if you are a visual person.

Then take your main character or characters and imagine them in some odd/out of the ordinary (out of your current work's context) places or scenarios – anything goes! Write down ideas on what would have to happen to your type of character or how they would react to the scenario you placed them in.

This may seem futile, but it will help you flesh out your characters further and give you insight into what you may want to happen to this type of character in a potential story. You may even come up with multiple story lines and can see if one of them just seems to be the best or easiest to continue

Strong well-crafted main characters can inspire readers to love your story as well as drive you to write a great story for these imagined beings to be in! :-)

This should get you going. Then you may want to write an outline of you story (a kind of synopsis), including the ending. I have heard that John Irving writes his endings first, down to the last line, and works backwards. The idea of the outline is to give you goals as you proceed. Writing the ending first may give you the "spark" you seek - and also give you something to strive for.

Answer 2

Find your muse. Go to a place where you feel creative like a museum or art exhibit and gather your thoughts. Start a writers notebook jotting down ideas and thoughts that you get during your days. It's amazing how much regular stuff can tip off a good novel. Go to your library and read something that interests you! Don't copy, but take an idea and run with it into your own direction. There is pleanty of inspiration out there, you just have to use your perspiration to get to it. That's why it's work, if it weren't hard work everyone would be doing it. Instead, we lucky few actually get to do it. What a blessing is that? To have fun and earn money sometimes? Cool, hugh? Trilli

Answer 3

A bottle washes ashore. Two young friends find it ( while collecting sea shells). Inside is a note and a map. The note tells of a man dying (from cancer or AIDs...whatever you choose). This man had no one good in his life. He was also wealthy. He was not happy about the money and property going to his ungrateful son (he promised his late wife he would make sure his son was taken care of...so he put him in the will). The son has a gold digger, cold hearted wife (knowing she will benefit from the Inheredence is too much for the sick old man to bear).
So, he took all his small valuables (gold, jewels, bonds, anything a everything he was able to keep out of the will) and burried it . He explains that fate will bring this to someone that is worthy of it and will do good for others. The map will lead the friends to the treasure. It's not near by. They will need to travel. The friends will have a hard time. Envy and greed will try to poision the friendship. Once they have traveled far from home and worked hard to find and dig up the treasure...the local news gets wind of the story (the treasure. the message in a bottle and the new strangers in town claiming it). The old man's daughter in law and her lawyers are going to be on the attack......Good Luck putting together the rest of the story,with all it juicy details. I hope I gave you a good enough idea:)

Answer 4

Write about how they say sea world that "Shamoo has been alive for 30 years" is a conspiracy (he has actually died five times and they replaced him) and a secret group of people know this and will do anything to not let the secret. Then when young 14 year old boy discovers this secret he tries to tell the world but the group at sea world will try to silence him for good.

and now I must go there are some people outside my door and hurry before they find me and find out I have shared this secret with. good bye

Answer 5

Ah, the question that has plagued writers since the dawn of time...

Unfortunately, that's such a personal thing. But, I can make some suggestions and hopefully you like at least one of them :)

Listen to good music
Watch a great movie
Meditate
Go somewhere completely different like a coffee house, park, etc and write about the experience
Find a writers' group where you can share ideas and thoughts about writing

Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

Writer's block can be commonly found in writers that are a little to square.
Write about animals that chase monsters and aliens away from this planet or something.

Answer 7

Try to take daydreams you had when you were a kid or even now and write about them. Write about how you wish you were or what you wish you could do/be. Writing's easier when it's personal, and write for yourself that way you don't run out of idea's as quickly.

Answer 8

A story idea, huh... How about a story of a girl who is trying to write a story and discovers she has bizarre ability to make things become real simply by writing them down. and she accidentally unleashes a monster in her neighborhood and has to discover a way to capture it without releasing more creatures.

might be fun!

Answer 9

No offense, but you cant build a story with no ideas for a plot.
You have to be less general and you might get some awesome stuff....
:))

Answer 10

that really depends on the story, Wat inspires you? is there anything that you do when you get writes block? Wat seems interesting to write about? Wat if you don't like the ideas people give you? and if the story is for a grade then you aren't really doing the work.