Writer's Block

[Mealiosa]

I have writers block too Xan and what I sometimes do is go off on my own, listen to music, watch something that inspires me or just sit there like a crazy person staring up into the clouds

Yea! Another writer on the forums! What kind of things do you write?

It helped when I finally stopped fretting over it and enjoying life more, plus I'm always reading something, which inspired me to write again. I'm still not at the level of enthusiasm I was at about 6 months ago, but since my initial post, I have re-written my 6th chapter, and I have gone mid-way on my 7th. Not a whole lot of progress, but I also have alot to do right now, and I have stopped getting up at 0500 just so I can have time to write. At least the block is gone; now I just need to put in the time.

Im writing a Christian themed fantasy Xan. Its been on my heart for all my life, this story I must write.

Yeah getting the motivation to write can be hard cant it! My problem is that I write a chapter, just lettting the words go and then I read it over a few times and it seens good, then a few days later when I read it again it looks like a pile of junk that is not worthy of the paper its printed on!

Now and again though, i keep what I write

Ive almost finished my first book of a trilogy!

[nebula]

Ive almost finished my first book of a trilogy!

Cool - I love the fantasy genre.

Let us know how it goes, OK?

[Xan]

I'm needing a cure for writer's block. I'm on the 4th draft of a book I've been working on for 2 years, and I got stuck on the 6th chapter back in Jan or Feb. I would have thought I would have progressed past this point by now, but I'm lacking motivation, and when I try to force myself to write, my story suffers.

I'd been writing a story for years. I kept editing it, changing it. The more I changed it, the better it got. Funny thing is, I used to get my best ideas for the story in that twilight area of when you start to wake up in the morning. If I had left something out of one chapter but had it in another, I would know that upon waking.

The book was a trilogy. In three parts. I had the first part finished. And was working on the second part. I had 42 chapters of words that had come out of my head, my heart. It was a science fiction story, believe it or not. Contained drama, suspense, love, and some other stuff. I liked it. But I knew I didn't have the money to ever get it published, so one day I just stopped writing on it. Wish I still had it.

Willow325

You need money to get it self-published, but you should not give up on trying to get it published through more legitimate means.

[Xan]

That's the genre my trilogy is in- fantasy. For those of you struggling to polish it, have you tried a writer's workshop to give and receive feedback? I joined one, and it has really improved my writing.

[seekingthegospeltruth]

The best suggestion I can make is to hammer out the skeleton of the story first, no matter how rough it may be ... and tweak it later. As long as you have the general idea on paper, the rest will follow.

[Xan]

The best suggestion I can make is to hammer out the skeleton of the story first, no matter how rough it may be ... and tweak it later. As long as you have the general idea on paper, the rest will follow.

That's what I have done. My first draft was written in 2 months.

[Guest]

The best suggestion I can make is to hammer out the skeleton of the story first, no matter how rough it may be ... and tweak it later. As long as you have the general idea on paper, the rest will follow.

That's what I have done. My first draft was written in 2 months.

[Xan]

The best suggestion I can make is to hammer out the skeleton of the story first, no matter how rough it may be ... and tweak it later. As long as you have the general idea on paper, the rest will follow.

That's what I have done. My first draft was written in 2 months.

Joe, are you praying for me to finish it, or are you praing I don't?

[LadyGunivere]

I went through a writing phase about my life. One of my best girlfriend's says she wants it when i pass away. It has alot of ideas and songs and things I try a jot down from time to time when I feel like writing. It started when I was in high school and I don't know when I'll turn back to it.