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911 Writer's Block Challenge
We're adding yet another twist to our Writing Challenge series by inviting the community to contribute a tip/prompt to any of the nine categories of 911 Writer's Block (you can check the tool out here: http://www.911writersblock.com).
To submit, simply start a new chapter to this project. The title of the chapter can be unique, but be sure to include the Writer's Block number (1-9) your tip is categorized under. Ideally, the text should be no longer than 30 words.
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To submit, simply start a new chapter to this project. The title of the chapter can be unique, but be sure to include the Writer's Block number (1-9) your tip is categorized under. Ideally, the text should be no longer than 30 words.
Photos are welcome, but n ... more »
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I listen to music. Helps play out a scene in my head. And its great cause you can choose a fun, up beat song for a happy scene, a romantic song for a romantic scene, and a sad song for a sad scene. I use music even when i don't have writers block. ^_^
Plot:
I think that you can pretty much have whatever plot you want as long as the character's action, feelings, and surroundings are realistic. Have you read Twilight or Harry Potter? If you think about it, the plots are pretty whacked. But because you can relate to the bcharacters, it makes it much more believable.
Tone/Voice:
I choose three to four books that have completely different writing styles. One could be funny and sarcastic, and in the first person, while another could be detatched, if you know what I mean. Then I consider the story and choose the best writing style that would fit.
I think that you can pretty much have whatever plot you want as long as the character's action, feelings, and surroundings are realistic. Have you read Twilight or Harry Potter? If you think about it, the plots are pretty whacked. But because you can relate to the bcharacters, it makes it much more believable.
Tone/Voice:
I choose three to four books that have completely different writing styles. One could be funny and sarcastic, and in the first person, while another could be detatched, if you know what I mean. Then I consider the story and choose the best writing style that would fit.
I just slip back and think of where I've been and how far I've come .... relax, dream and full on imagine .... writing down my dreams first thing in the morning, taking notes through-out the day -sometimes as soon as I pull up outside of my work I make notes of things that have come to mind while I was driving to work. I never allow a thought to escape me .... even if I write it down on my hand while at work/home ... I imagine myself acting it all out .. sometimes I sketch and just listen to great music .... Loud too !
When you have no unique/new ideas there's one sure-fire way to stimulate your mind; take some psychedelics! (ex: mushrooms, LSD, peyote) There's no better place to get ideas than from the depths of your subconscious mind!
General:
When I get writer's block, I play video games. If that doesn't help, then I try something else.
Plot:
If I have a problem with the plot, first I think of all the random possibilities of something that could happen if you went one way or the other.
Randomly throwing out ideas might surprise you.
When I get writer's block, I play video games. If that doesn't help, then I try something else.
Plot:
If I have a problem with the plot, first I think of all the random possibilities of something that could happen if you went one way or the other.
Randomly throwing out ideas might surprise you.
To avoid writer's block, I simply give myself time off from writing. I write five days a week and take weekends off. In the summer I don't do any writing; I walk around absorbing life. In the fall, I go back to writing.
When I get a writers block, I always listen to all types of music. It tends to give me inspiration and get me to want to add more to my stories.
when i get writer's block, i take a hot shower. that always clears my mind and gets the ideas flowing
READ READ AND READ! I read tons of stories and think of how I would change them. That really gets your mind going on tons of new ideas!!!
When I write, I do get writer's block until I can think of something great to write about. All you have to do is have a quiet place, and concentrate.
General:
hOLA COME
Plot:
Very interesting and strucuture
Character Development:
Yan is very good maybe you should
Structure:
Coll and simple
Tone/Voice:
Maybe a bit depressing but great overall!!!!
hOLA COME
Plot:
Very interesting and strucuture
Character Development:
Yan is very good maybe you should
Structure:
Coll and simple
Tone/Voice:
Maybe a bit depressing but great overall!!!!
I all feel the same about Writer's Block Challenge. Here are some online writings that I would like to explain here.
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When i cant write. I almost like..daydream. Late at night always gives me that setting when the world around me seems so quit. To create a work of art you have to imagine a world without limits. You can create anyone or anything. I find music and movies to distracting i just need that silence.
I fist look at myself. I imagine myself as that person, that object. Whatever im writing about. Take for example the character passes a tree. I imagine myself as that tree, withered by storms, i imagine the pounding rain, the limbs cracking i picture a setting the hardships endured by this tree the ages of growing old. From that i create a setting. A forest with vivid detail as though the trees were to tell the story.
Now i close my eyes. I imagine myself in this setting i imagine the trees are whispering telling me of wars of plagues of days when the leaves burned with the colors of fall as though the whole forest is ablaze. I picture winter the crackling weight of snow and ice on the limbs. I continue to walk its spring now, rains eroding away roots tangled leaves blossoming. Summer has come i stop under the shade of a tree. I create out of this character his journey. My journey, in my mind. And i tell the tale how i would have made it.
Might not be of any real help but thats how i create a setting. I become it. I travel it, i live it in my mind. Ultimately i write it into my story. I focus on the details i drag on what i probably shouldn't but i am always happy with the outcome.
I fist look at myself. I imagine myself as that person, that object. Whatever im writing about. Take for example the character passes a tree. I imagine myself as that tree, withered by storms, i imagine the pounding rain, the limbs cracking i picture a setting the hardships endured by this tree the ages of growing old. From that i create a setting. A forest with vivid detail as though the trees were to tell the story.
Now i close my eyes. I imagine myself in this setting i imagine the trees are whispering telling me of wars of plagues of days when the leaves burned with the colors of fall as though the whole forest is ablaze. I picture winter the crackling weight of snow and ice on the limbs. I continue to walk its spring now, rains eroding away roots tangled leaves blossoming. Summer has come i stop under the shade of a tree. I create out of this character his journey. My journey, in my mind. And i tell the tale how i would have made it.
Might not be of any real help but thats how i create a setting. I become it. I travel it, i live it in my mind. Ultimately i write it into my story. I focus on the details i drag on what i probably shouldn't but i am always happy with the outcome.
1) Get a deck of tarot cards. Rider-Waite is good for this purpose as it has has pictures people may find symbolic or thought-provoking.
2) Shuffle the deck and deal out five cards.
3) Look at the cards. Try to think about the drawings on them, what the figures are doing, what they represent. It does not matter if you have no knowledge of how to read tarot cards. All that matters is what they suggest to you.
4) Rearrange the cards as needed to suggest a storyline. Deal out additional cards as necessary.
The tarot cards provide essentially meaningless images thrown together. On occasion, some of these images come together in a way that seems to make sense, combinations which might have never occurred to the writer. The genius is in recognizing and using these combinations you might have otherwise never thought of. A mechanical device based on a similar premise is described as being used on Laputa in Gulliver's Travels.
Writers have occasionally used similar apparati as writing aids. Philip K. Dick used the Yijing to write The Man in the High Castle.
2) Shuffle the deck and deal out five cards.
3) Look at the cards. Try to think about the drawings on them, what the figures are doing, what they represent. It does not matter if you have no knowledge of how to read tarot cards. All that matters is what they suggest to you.
4) Rearrange the cards as needed to suggest a storyline. Deal out additional cards as necessary.
The tarot cards provide essentially meaningless images thrown together. On occasion, some of these images come together in a way that seems to make sense, combinations which might have never occurred to the writer. The genius is in recognizing and using these combinations you might have otherwise never thought of. A mechanical device based on a similar premise is described as being used on Laputa in Gulliver's Travels.
Writers have occasionally used similar apparati as writing aids. Philip K. Dick used the Yijing to write The Man in the High Castle.
When I find I'm stuck on events or character actions, sometimes I write them in a situation that I know they would never be involved in. This helps keep their true character in mind and often helps lead back to situations in which they might find themselves, and how they might preform in them. The more outlandish the writing is the more of a feel for the character is generated. This can also help lead to the evolving of the character giving them a more relatable feeling to other readers.
Character Development:
If you find that your characters are all becoming stock, typical characters that have got to be found in every average-Jo novel of your genre- go to the mall. It sounds like a waste of time, but watching real people of all flavors live in their daily lives can give you valuable insight. You can take personality traits from random strangers to make your characters more dynamic and diverse. pick a bench near the action or tail somebody for a while. I guarantee it will work.
If you find that your characters are all becoming stock, typical characters that have got to be found in every average-Jo novel of your genre- go to the mall. It sounds like a waste of time, but watching real people of all flavors live in their daily lives can give you valuable insight. You can take personality traits from random strangers to make your characters more dynamic and diverse. pick a bench near the action or tail somebody for a while. I guarantee it will work.
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I figure showing it in action is better than trying to explain it...
What to write what to write?
What a silly thought,
Is it not,
That if sought,
Words would be shot,
Down like feasants,
In the deathly muck,
Struck with every ounce of hate,
From those so desperate,
Those who make means,
Through the ends of others.
Stealing from friends, sons, and brothers,
Only one day to discover,
That it was not his foe,
That sought words for another,
But rather someone more akin,
Maybe his over-protective mother.
Either way,
None of it matters,
When push comes to shove,
Do not shove it back,
Grow from this love.
The only love that a mother can give.
What to write what to write?
What a silly thought,
Is it not,
That if sought,
Words would be shot,
Down like feasants,
In the deathly muck,
Struck with every ounce of hate,
From those so desperate,
Those who make means,
Through the ends of others.
Stealing from friends, sons, and brothers,
Only one day to discover,
That it was not his foe,
That sought words for another,
But rather someone more akin,
Maybe his over-protective mother.
Either way,
None of it matters,
When push comes to shove,
Do not shove it back,
Grow from this love.
The only love that a mother can give.
I first go to myyearbook or myspace or facebook or many other sites I am on then in my friends I find something to write about when I feel lost and ever a bit confused I look out to the outdoors and I always something new
Writing a book is remembering what I want to read about and would others enjoy it if you can put a piece of your friends of what you are visulizing you will find that it comes back to you ten times and seems like writing the book is no longer a project but something that you enjoy
Remember if you make it a project than it is not really what you want in the first place you have to love what you are writing about always put yourself in your work even if you are on the outside looking in
Writing a book is remembering what I want to read about and would others enjoy it if you can put a piece of your friends of what you are visulizing you will find that it comes back to you ten times and seems like writing the book is no longer a project but something that you enjoy
Remember if you make it a project than it is not really what you want in the first place you have to love what you are writing about always put yourself in your work even if you are on the outside looking in
Take a quick walk around the block and get a drink of water. Then sit your fanny down and write, wander around the plot, look into a new character's closet, design your protaganist's mother, and put a page down. If its lousy, go have a nice warm shower and a nap. Then take a quick walk around the block...
Dial 5 for commiserate.
There are 2 types of writer's block (w.b.) that I've faced.
w.b. 1
The first masquerades as a block. What it truly is: a prudent pause (p.p.).
I have to wait for the insight I need in order to go forward in an organic and productive manner. There's always a next step that grows out of the characters and situations you've created. Don't feel guilty because you're not writing. Trust yourself.
w.b. 2
You hear inside your head, "This piece of writing is important, not only to me, but to the world."
I call this the g.a.g (get a grip) w.b. If you feel that you need to complete a particular writing project in order to justify your existence or to fulfill the responsibility of having talent, this feeling will gag you (and maybe even tie you down and lock you up.)
Remedy: lighten up. You're a mere human, not a superhero. And that's a good thing.
Stephen "3 pages" King
A few years ago, I saw a tv interview with Stephen King. He was asked the stock question, "How many pages, on average, do you write a day?" King said that he typically writes 3 pages a day.
3 pages.
3 pages.
I thought, "Well, I can do that!"
I set myself up with my writing desk and chair in front of the tv, tuned to a movie channel. The movies were not, shall we say, gripping. But that was okay. In fact, it was good.
When the movie was on, I watched. During the commercials, I wrote. And, lo and behold, I turned out, on average, 3 pages a day.
My writing became a thing I did during commercials. "Ain't no big thang!" Weight lifted. Gag removed.
There are 2 types of writer's block (w.b.) that I've faced.
w.b. 1
The first masquerades as a block. What it truly is: a prudent pause (p.p.).
I have to wait for the insight I need in order to go forward in an organic and productive manner. There's always a next step that grows out of the characters and situations you've created. Don't feel guilty because you're not writing. Trust yourself.
w.b. 2
You hear inside your head, "This piece of writing is important, not only to me, but to the world."
I call this the g.a.g (get a grip) w.b. If you feel that you need to complete a particular writing project in order to justify your existence or to fulfill the responsibility of having talent, this feeling will gag you (and maybe even tie you down and lock you up.)
Remedy: lighten up. You're a mere human, not a superhero. And that's a good thing.
Stephen "3 pages" King
A few years ago, I saw a tv interview with Stephen King. He was asked the stock question, "How many pages, on average, do you write a day?" King said that he typically writes 3 pages a day.
3 pages.
3 pages.
I thought, "Well, I can do that!"
I set myself up with my writing desk and chair in front of the tv, tuned to a movie channel. The movies were not, shall we say, gripping. But that was okay. In fact, it was good.
When the movie was on, I watched. During the commercials, I wrote. And, lo and behold, I turned out, on average, 3 pages a day.
My writing became a thing I did during commercials. "Ain't no big thang!" Weight lifted. Gag removed.
Character Development:
Megan is a different girl. She may very well make a good villain.
Megan is a different girl. She may very well make a good villain.
Scream out your lover's name in the midst of intensive rage-writing! The mystic powers of Motivation will channel into you in the form of a giant thunderhead, giving you the strength to siege the walls preventing you from creating your masterpiece.
Ist with a peice of paper and your favourite colour pencil. Listen to your favourite song and draw a line that gets higher and lower when the song makes your feel that way. After look at it, thats how your feeling, write about it.
If you have writers block then go do something fun and don't think about it and when you get back to the paper you will usually know exactly what to write. If that doesn't work then, go read a book that gets adrenaline pumping through your veigns and your brain will usually com up with something to write.
Reading a good book ALWAYS helps you get Ideas, or even reading a FanFiction or some random piece of poetry.
Write down a bunch of crap, read it, and try again. Repeat this process until you don't hate it anymore. If it still sucks, try yet again at a later date. If it turns into an unstoppable perpetual machine of suckiness, then ask yourself, "how passionate am I about this one?" If it registers low on the passion meter, consider another project. No shame in admitting you just don't care enough to make it brilliant.
I tend to write alot of poetry, but I find that this works equally well for short stories. Usually I have several lines of prose or dialogue running through my head at any given time, what I do is write them down and save them. Eventually, I am able to either add them to my work in progress or start a new piece entirely.
Some of my best poetry had some from random thoughts swirling around in my brain.
Some of my best poetry had some from random thoughts swirling around in my brain.
Force yourself to read a bland publication that's received unwarranted acclaim. If you don't get ticked off about someone else's gimpy plot being loved more than yours, your story isn't good enough and you should stop. Abort it.
Well what I like to do Is go on a car ride at night and open up the windows and let someone else drive. Hope it helps! :)
We are born with a tag in our foreheads, its transparent and clear. It up to us to measure to those possibilities in life. You win or your lose.
Sometimes you just need to get the juices flowing from a new source or even a different direction altogether. If you are writing poetry, try writing a short story or some song lyrics. If you are working on a novel, try to write a short poem.
Think of it as jump starting your muise. This has worked for me more than once.
Think of it as jump starting your muise. This has worked for me more than once.
TRANSFORMERS “JINGLE BELLS”
A day or two ago,
I wandered through the snow,
A cop car parked nearby
Said that I would die.
At first, I just freaked out,
Then did a little pout,
The cop car changed, I was so scared
That I just stood and stared.
Oh, Jingle Bells, Blackout smells,
Starscream laid an egg.
Barricade got a downgrade
And Megatron took ballet, Hey!
Jingle Bells, Blackout smells,
Starscream laid an egg.
Barricade got a downgrade
And Megatron took ballet!
A day or two ago,
I wandered through the snow,
A cop car parked nearby
Said that I would die.
At first, I just freaked out,
Then did a little pout,
The cop car changed, I was so scared
That I just stood and stared.
Oh, Jingle Bells, Blackout smells,
Starscream laid an egg.
Barricade got a downgrade
And Megatron took ballet, Hey!
Jingle Bells, Blackout smells,
Starscream laid an egg.
Barricade got a downgrade
And Megatron took ballet!
A rough, scratchy voice comes from the darkness- "you can't hide forever, Emily. " I know that voice- It's my father- so I run.
Create A World (Number one)
Some people say when you are writing, you should paint a picture in someone's mind. I say you should create a world for the reader to walk into. They should be able to hear the world's sounds, tastes the world's flavors, feel the world's textures, see the world's sights, and smell the worlds aromas.
-Help from The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy
Some people say when you are writing, you should paint a picture in someone's mind. I say you should create a world for the reader to walk into. They should be able to hear the world's sounds, tastes the world's flavors, feel the world's textures, see the world's sights, and smell the worlds aromas.
-Help from The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy
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Character Development:
Instead of trying to construct a character in as few words as possible, keep them enigmatic; add what is relevant with a hook to make the reader want more.
Instead of trying to construct a character in as few words as possible, keep them enigmatic; add what is relevant with a hook to make the reader want more.
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