tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post3561534629073161567..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Blocking Writer’s BlockTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-46218244231496124142009-07-14T17:13:06.400-05:002009-07-14T17:13:06.400-05:00Great post! Taking a walk or exercising always wo...Great post! Taking a walk or exercising always work for me too! Sometimes a drive in the car too!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-14114997149548704652009-07-14T14:01:17.224-05:002009-07-14T14:01:17.224-05:00Amazing. I just went through a bout of the block t...Amazing. I just went through a bout of the block that nearly derailed my whole WIP. <br /><br />I had the general idea of how it started, a firm knowldge of the middle and strong idea for the ending. But when I sat to write the opening parts nothing came. The words didn't make sense and I was boring myself to tears with my own text...not good when you write fast paced action thrillers.<br /><br />Then after two weeks of staring and starting and stopping and deleting and staring again I was about to throw in the towel. All of a sudden yesterday the words and the chapters and the characters rearranged themselves into something not only cohesive, but I ended up sitting at the keyboard typing like a madman for several hours as the storyline spewed forth.<br /><br />Lesson learned: writer's block is only temporary unless you walk away before the brain police remove the barricade.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152540665352170999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-20141783441717971352009-07-14T12:59:29.134-05:002009-07-14T12:59:29.134-05:00i dont really get writers block but I do get "...i dont really get writers block but I do get "writers detour" where it takes me some long about way and just when I think im lost I get back on track. :0Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-22553340895711674422009-07-14T11:06:00.286-05:002009-07-14T11:06:00.286-05:00I not only get writer's block, I get severe ca...I not only get writer's block, I get severe cases of writer's blah! Is there a pill for that?cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-4539076157989543542009-07-14T00:42:04.247-05:002009-07-14T00:42:04.247-05:00I find when I have writer's block is when I f...I find when I have writer's block is when I feel hurried. I have to give myself large chunks of time to dawdle at the computer before I writeMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-55232777198617343702009-07-14T00:19:02.943-05:002009-07-14T00:19:02.943-05:00I've heard the only way around writer's bl...I've heard the only way around writer's block is to write every day.<br /><br />Easier said then done...Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-80855609072195124142009-07-13T21:26:52.046-05:002009-07-13T21:26:52.046-05:00I kind of believe in writer's block. Though I...I kind of believe in writer's block. Though I haven't really experienced the full potential of it. It's only hit me in short spurts. But then I must confess that I'm not privy to a lot of creative writing, I spend most of my time promoting myself as a freelance writer and writing and researching articles.<br /><br />Since writer's block is a fear among most writers, head on over to my blog and tell me what your other fears are as writers.<br /><br />http://sara-jackson.blogspot.comSara Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566827407395863738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-15776172884488614682009-07-13T17:33:08.618-05:002009-07-13T17:33:08.618-05:00I love how you articulated this. I think one of th...I love how you articulated this. I think one of the best ways to overcome the Block is to figure out which one it is. For me, it's usually because I took a wrong turn in the story, or I'm nearing the end of the story and my Muse doesn't want to let go.Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-16858537871106270342009-07-13T17:04:25.119-05:002009-07-13T17:04:25.119-05:00I think of it as stuck. Semantics, maybe, but it ...I think of it as stuck. Semantics, maybe, but it makes a difference for me. So, when I’m stuck (Grin) what I do work on revision. I find this gets me back into the story and dealing with my characters again. Since what I mostly do is follow the characters around and write down what they do, I find they lead me back to the last ending point. But usually, I see—through their eyes, where to go next. Works for me.<br /><br />Best regards, Galen<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-24352359924158365342009-07-13T17:02:55.954-05:002009-07-13T17:02:55.954-05:00I am the exact same way.I am the exact same way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-33178471325431179212009-07-13T16:08:26.430-05:002009-07-13T16:08:26.430-05:00Thought-provoking, as usual!
I find there are dif...Thought-provoking, as usual!<br /><br />I find there are different kinds of blocks, and different kinds of remedies. There's the I'm-drained-I-need-to-rest-and-refill-the-well block; there's the I'm-scared-to-write-what-comes-next block; there's the I-don't-know-what-happens-next-block. Probably others, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-31846812925143548972009-07-13T12:10:02.849-05:002009-07-13T12:10:02.849-05:00You are a badass! I love this post :).
I am the ...You are a badass! I love this post :).<br /><br />I am the same way. A trick I use is to always be one step ahead of myself. I never stop writing at the end of a scene, because I know I'll be "blocked" when I get back to it. If I am in the middle of a great idea and stop, I'll know where to go when I pick back up.Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-47579773088774309052009-07-13T11:16:24.461-05:002009-07-13T11:16:24.461-05:00I have been going through the whole laying out the...I have been going through the whole laying out the story process as I've stumbled upon shortage of creativity recently. I'm now at the stage of - walk away for a while and then go back to it. So I'm filling my time doing beta reading and some research novel reading to help the juices flow.<br /><br />Great topic! So timely for my situation ;)Windyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684298115679477705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-36254987922759489452009-07-13T10:34:05.988-05:002009-07-13T10:34:05.988-05:00Great attitude and great post!Great attitude and great post!C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-24579249597641460692009-07-13T10:26:38.992-05:002009-07-13T10:26:38.992-05:00I love your idea of laying out the story and looki...I love your idea of laying out the story and looking at it. I keep meaning to try that and haven't. So I resolve to do so. Down with the blockage and on with the novel. Thanks for a great post.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-80272581248469891692009-07-13T09:46:23.955-05:002009-07-13T09:46:23.955-05:00I'm in the non-believer camp. I refuse to let ...I'm in the non-believer camp. I refuse to let myself believe in it. yes, there are times when words and ideas flow much more quickly than others, but in the harder times, it's my job as a writer to sit my butt in the chair and do something. Or like you said - take a walk, talk to a friend, read a book. Just keep in the mindset.<br /><br />Nice post!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com