I don’t know that it is actually writers block that i have, but i do need help i think. i am a good writer, so ive been told, and i can make myself cry with the stories that i write. however, i want to write a full-length book, and thus far i have only written snippets of stories. pieces of a tale that has no beginning or ending. the characters in the stories have no past or future; the stories themselves have no other state than that in which you find them. i do not know why i cannot go beyond a page or two with my stories, but they always seem complete, as if they would be ruined if i tried to add anything to them.

one of my stories opens with a man and his wife in their car, slowly sinking into a small river that they had crashed into. the story consists only of the dialogue between husband and wife; there is no explanation as to how they arrived at their dilemma, or how/if they escaped from the river. it is a touching story; i cried while writing it. everyone who reads it also cries while doing so. there doesn’t seem to be a need to build the characters or the storyline, and indeed it would seem to destroy the effect through wordiness.

if i were to try to make the transition from snippet to full-length book, how should i change my mindset? i have started countless books, but all have failed at some point or another. any suggestions from fellow writers would be greatly appreciated.
hey! that is a great idea! i never thought of compiling all of my short snippets into one collection. awesome!
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