i have serious?

Question

writers block can anyone give me an idea for the next chapter of my mafia story it doesnt matter what it is if i like it i will work it into my story and i will tell my readers the idea came from whoever i choose same please give me your name when you post your idea or what you would like to be called

thank you so much persiphone hellcat (hope i spelled all that right)

i just thought of something how about frankie kills his wifes brother vincenzo and then she has her father (who is the don) kill frankie but then she feels so much emotional pain and kills her self

Answer 1

That isn't your answer. Your answer is to beat the block. Using someone else's idea wouldn't help you do that. Have you ever heard people who had serious illnesses say they were glad they got sick because it taught them how to slow down and appreciate life more? Well the same goes for writers block. Use it to learn how to improve your skills and techniques. Once you learn how to beat a block, it won't happen again.

This is the method I teach to students

1) Put the book aside and read - at least two books - Classics. Preferably in your genre.

2) Brainstorm on paper - anything no matter how silly it sounds. Fill a notebook with ideas if you want - just come up with lots.

3) Write the ideas on file cards one per card. Sit down at a table and start shuffling them around trying to create a story from them. Keep moving them - dont be afraid for it to sound silly.

4) Make an outline from those cards when you find something interesting.

5) Try to write a very very short story from that outline. Then write several more very very short stories from the cards. See which one lends itself to a longer work

6) Start doing character studies and analysis - back to the file cards. Write down anything you know about your characters - adjectives, habits, appearance, likes and dislikes, occupation, age, anything. Look in magazines and catalogs and cut out pics that resemble the character as you see them in your mind.

7) Back to the table. Start pushing the character cards around - see who rubs who and how -- Who likes who? Who hates who? Main character to main character - then main character to secondary character - then secondary character to secondary character. This will help you come up with subplots

8) Back to your outline. Plug in the subplots.

9) Come up with a kick tail first sentece that will draw your readers into the story.

10) Start writing.

It works for my students. Just make sure you dont skip the two classics - that is the inspiration that unblocks and inspires you. If you are still blocked, move onto something else. I have about 4 books on disks - started but it just wasnt the right time to write them for me. One goes back to when my 20 yr old son was a baby. Maybe I will finish it one day, maybe not. So far the mood hasnt struck me. And it is a great idea - never been done. Im just not ready for it yet. No shame in leaving something aside.

Answer 2

Ok Johnny came into the house and heard noises in the bedroom. He was coming home to surprise his girl. He had been thinking about her all day and really wanted some. He quietly went towards the bedroom. Then he saw Rico was in bed with his girl. He quietly got out his gun and shot Rico in the head. His girl sat up in bed naked and screaming. Cackle_2002

Answer 3

A hard nosed hit man discovers, to his horror, that the contract is a beautiful 6 year old girl.

He completes the contract, but his conscious begins to conjure up her ghost which judges him with sad eyes and the simple questions of a child.

Answer 4

wat about maybe having the mafia kill one of there own by giving them acid insted of heroin or maybe try making a dad part of the mafia n then having his son be a sherif trying to catch the mafia but he dosent know that his dad is in the mafia...with that one you could probably come up with more than one chapter...?