What do you do to break out from a “writers block”?
People classify it as “writers block”, limiting it to that impersonal definition..its NOT like that! I’m goin NUTS! I’ve got all these little characters with real personalities swimming around in my head, dying to tell their story, and I LOVE the story..but every time nowadays that I try to write, I feel so inadequate, and EVERYthing I write seems so corny and forced…I’ve noticed music helps a LOT, but I’m fast running out of music…ANY IDEAS?!?? THanks
- Shaker, S
Tags: Break, Lot, People, Personalities, Writer's Block
October 17th, 2008 at 4:55 am
it’s easy BRAINSTORM! interact with people see how real people live and operate relax and the ideas will flow
October 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Pen these characters down before they start to vague. You can always edit, and improve the writing later on. Don’t lose them!
I find that once I started writing, (no matter what ridiculous stuff come out at first), things would get better. The action often rights itself, before you know it, the block is gone.
Good luck!
October 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
There are two things that works for me. Prayers and meditation always helps, it is a bust of good energy and gives you a break and also relief the pressure that you put on yourself. Also, have a meeting with other writers, artist, painters, chefs, any kind of creative people. That helps a lot! Remember to take with you a notebook to take notes during and after the meeting. I guarantee you that you will have a lot of ideas.
Good writing!!
October 21st, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Been there — done that.
You don’t really have writer’s block at all. You can try all of the suggestions people will offer: Take a bath, take a walk, watch a movie, read another book — and none of them will help you.
Your problem is “Writer’s Clog.” This is when you have an abundance of thoughts that you just can’t get out in an organized way fast enough. The problem is, when you think of something, it’s fresh and exciting, but by the time you get it down on paper, it seems stale and unimaginative — you’ve lost the “zing” of the creative moment. Does this sound familiar? You feel overwhelmed by all of the influences coming at you from all directions, and you freeze up because you can’t deal with them all at once.
The solution is to carry around with you a small hand-held tape recorder. No more writing. No more lost inspiration. Just talk “stream of consciousness” into the recorder whenever you get an idea. You can always go back and transcribe what you’ve spoken.
I hope this helps. Cheers.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
I know exactly where you’re coming from. What I do is read a book that has a writing style I like and wouldn’t mind sounding like. As I read, I absorb the style, so that when I write, it is easier for me to have my own style that is similar to the one I want. That way, I dont feel inadequate and the restlessness will go away.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Sadly, I know what you are talking about. Try this: Close your eyes, take a deep breath and invision your creative enery. Send part of it to your fingers, and keep a bit in your mind. Feel it run down your arms. Now open your eyes and just type the first thing that comes out of your mind. Don’t delete it for a few minutes, just build off of it and fix it later. Hope this works for you like it does for me!
October 25th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Watch a movie that is the closest to your story. That almost has the same “feeling” to it.
It helps me a lot when I’m writing. I never force my writing. If I’m stagnated in some scene I just try to involve myself with things that, in my eyes and mind, have the same mood. That pumps me to writing.
If I want to keep that mood I usually listen to music which has the same feeling of a scene I want to write. Even if it’s just 5 lines long, I’ll keep the music playing all the time.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Writer’s Block/ Writer’s Anxiety
Hack your way out of writer’s block
I recently had occasion to do some…errr…research on writer’s block. Yeah, research. That’s what I was doing. Like a scientist.
All the very best of luck to you.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.