Writers Block

By jammyjimmy · Mar 31, 2009 · 512 · 1
  1. Ever get one of those days when you're trying to write, but its like pushing water uphill with a sieve? :mad:

    I'm going through that just now. I'm writing book 2 of a trilogy, it's been going well, the plot is suitably mapped out with twists and revelations all over the place, I'm itching to get it down, but the words just will not flow.
    The characters are filling my head with what they want to say, their actions, re-actions, motivations, the whole bhuna.
    But when it comes to sitting down and putting the words out, it feels like my knuckles have filled with water.

    Frustrating, huh?

    So I'm gonna stop writing for the day, go take the dog out for a couple of hours, and hope that the fresh air and endorphins will work some magic.
    Time will tell, I guess.

    JJ
    :cool:

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  1. Castlesofsand
    There is a trick i use sometimes when this happens, it has nothing to do with writing a story, more for unclogging the drain in the mind, so many ideas and words swirl that something bound to be stuck. you can try it if you wish, or not and sort it out with time.

    open up a word document, this works better with a home system but can work on a lappy if you tilt the screen down.

    after i have the word open and the cursor blinking, i turn off the monitor and just type, i type about anything in my head, doesn't have to make sense, doesn't have to be spelt right, doesn't have to do anything but get rid of words.

    I type and type until i don't want to no more. I don't even look at it, just close the doc, as i said, its not for a story, its not about a story, the words' meanings are unimportant.

    helps me. might you,

    the idea is you aren't taking your brain away from your story with another plot, another list of characters, you are just there to flush the mind.

    good luck,
    Castlesofsand, Mar 31, 2009
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