Doesn't writers block suck?

Question

I've got all the ideas, it just seems like I've lost all the words to use to describe them.

Answer 1

I am lost for words. Maybe if I smoke a cigarette and have a whisky something will pop out of the air.

Answer 2

hmm well I find inspiration in reading and writing and don't worry writer's block is temporary try free writing. it's fun and seems to work even when you have writer's block just close your eyes and start writing without thinking. its really strange what kind of things come out when you have no control over your thought process :) and here are some quotes from books that I liked heehe: what you don't understand you can make mean anything we accept the love we think we deserve I just want it all to stop spinning it would be that time-late at night-when your ears reach out for any sound. when nyou can see more with your eyes closed than open. you have endless ways you can commit suicide without dying dying don't let them trick you again what they don't teach you in art school is never, ever to tell people you wanted to be an artist. just so you know, for the rest of yoru life, people will torture you by saying how you used to love to draw when you were young. you used to love to paint just for the record the weather today is partly soused with occasional bursts of despair and irritation just for the record, she still loves you. she wouldn't bother to torture you if she didn't you'll need to suffer make any real art does anyone really know why they like anything? why people do anything? can you feel anything? "right," he said. "wow, it's dark already. don't you h ate how that sneaks up on you?" "yeah. they say it happens gradually, but I don't believe them." stuck in limbo in between worlds they roll the dice to decide your fate an unlucky number will march you through the gate

Answer 3

Nope. Never had it.
This is the method I teach to students

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

Good luck.
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They're, Their, There - Three Different Words.

Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.

Pax - C

Answer 4

To be sure, it does suck. As a prof once told me, "Vomit it out." I never quite got the hang of that, for I often found myself choking on the vomit.

If anything, write anything just to get something down on paper, even if it is clunky and not as cogent and graceful as you would like it to be. Leave it alone. Then return to it the next day, where often words and sentences will start flowing.

Answer 5

definately.but, if this is for school, focas.if u cant think of any thing, walk away for 20 min. do something mindless. watch tv, read a mag, im ur friends or what not. than sitdown and right something. ANYTHING! completely unrelated or not, itll get the creative juices flowing.

if this is 4 fun, make it fun! write w/ a friend so u can bounce ideas off eachother.

Answer 6

Yes, As an old friend of mine (who doesn't like to swear) - It Hoover's! - Get it?

Some people will give you the old 10 step mechanical, collage professor method - ugh, but I like to keep it "simple", so here we go:


Re-scetch the details of your main and potential characters - start with 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 new 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

Answer 7

it does, i get it all the time. what i do now is if i have an idea i really like and a few ideas then i go into a slide show maker (like mo powerpoint) and then i put down all my ideas. if i have similar ideas, i put them in the same slide. sometimes it takes a few weeks, but i allways get past writers block in a few days. good luck!!!! ^-^

Answer 8

If you've got ideas and can't write them, then you've lost the structure of your story.

Do you know the: inciting incident, minor and major turning points, objects of desire, etc...? If not, you might want to outline.

Answer 9

yes, i have to write 1000 word essays in school, and i can never write, i always have writers block,so ya it sux!!!

Answer 10

Boy can i relate. I procrastinate too