Can anyone help? I have writers block?
I’m trying to write a fictional story with no fantasy involved and everytime I think of a story fantasy comes to mind. and I don’t want it to be copied or repeated.
- bunnygrl43
Tags: Fantasy, Fictional Story, Writer's Block
December 30th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
OK.
Start by making a list of questions that you’d like to ask your characters. and then relax and let them tell you their anwers.
January 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm
umm y dont u try somthing like a medival style. or just pick somthing in a different time try reading ‘The Covenant’ by Hilda Stahl it’s fisction and it’s not that long but it could give u ideas on how to do it w/o the fantasy
January 5th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Sketch the details of your main 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).
MAKE SURE YOUR OUTLINE HAS A STRONG 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 now need.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Read a Douglas Adams book. His work inspires.
January 10th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Fictional doesn’t mean fantasy. Fictional means that the events, location and characters are all made up. I get inspiration for my stories from the things around me. For instance, a brother and sister fighting over a ball in the yard lead me to write a story about a brother and sister who didn’t get along, yet took each other for granted. So when the sister died he realized just how much he really didn’t hate his sister. I suggest you start with an outline. Doing so will help you get your ideas in a straight line, your characters, where you want to go with the story, where it takes place and so on and so forth.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Fiction is anything that isn’t 100% true. Fantasy doesn’t have to contain a shred of truth or even plausibility. There’s a pretty wide range there to work with. It appears you may be more concerned with how your work will be classified than its innate quality. Just write, write and write more. Let the critics decide which genre, it doesn’t matter.
Sage E.
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