when i am stuck either for how a scene should got or plot twist i skip it, or fantasize about it or switch and continue writing on another story of which i have many ideas about . sometimes i just have to write something and through the natural process of review change things later. sometimes i pounce on my panda and complain . i do like collaborative writing . but sometimes i find that having RP's helps stimulate. my major problem is focus i have like 6 stories started :P
I have ADHD and am struggling to get stuff written so i am happy when i get anything down .
when i am stuck either for how a scene should got or plot twist i skip it, or fantasize about it o
Try writing something else. I've had that problem, myself, and my uploads are sporadic, sure, but I try to keep working on things. It's one of the reasons I usually have at least 6 different stories in the works at once: so I always have a new thing to work on. And if I'm struggling to work on any of those, I grab the old Writer's Block, open to a random page, take the prompt, and just free write something.
I hate to say it, but the best way to work through writer's block is to just force yourself to write. Even if it's just a single sentence. It may also be helpful to try to identify WHY you're getting writer's block and try to address that.
For example, I know a big cause of mine is my depression and anxiety, so finding ways to deal with that helps push through the blockage. Medication, taking a little time to play with my animals, a little walk outside, something to help clear my head. I do that, and when I get back to my PC it's easier to find the energy and the motivation to write.
Oh, and I also track my writing progress. I have a spread sheet set up that I input the number of words I wrote each day into, and I have it color coded. Red means I didn't write anything, yellow is under 500, I do green for between 500 and 1500 (my target word count range each day), and pink for over 1500 (a good writing day!), and also have it add up all of my writing for the month to see how much I did. Again, my monthly total is color coded, red for nothing, yellow for under 10,000, green for 10k-30k (which I feel is a good monthly goal, as that should put me at enough word count to complete a story a month, or several if I include short sex scene commissions), and pink for over 30k (again, I reward myself with pink numbers for really good monthly outputs of fiction~).
I find that seeing those visual markers showing progress can help me keep up the motivation to keep writing. "Well, if I just write 100 more words, I get into the green, so I'll do it." And before you know it, you've got your groove going.
Try writing something else. I've had that problem, myself, and my uploads are sporadic, sure, but I
Just write something else even if it is completely stupid and you would never post it or show it to anyone. The point is to get the creativity flowing and hopefully what you actually want to work on will be primed with the rest of it.
Just write something else even if it is completely stupid and you would never post it or show it to
There's a variety of different forms of writer's block I think, some that stem from a lack of ideas, and others that come from a build up of emotional pressures (depression, anxiety). The former, I've found it helps to ask people for ideas, sometimes one might come along and spark your interest; such as a scenario that you'd never think of yourself.
And for the latter, there's the prospect of writing something completely cathartic, letting everything onto the page no matter how awful the content. You don't need to publish it publicly. Sometimes creating really dark content is just what you need -- since life's not always incestuous sex, or hanging out with friends.
Finally, there's the option of forcing yourself into writing something. Go outside with a pen and paper, to a mall or park or somewhere public. And just write down your observations in third/first person, adding a bit of prose to not make it so dull. Describe the area, the weather, that 250lb guy running by and bumping into people, the children's shrill voices in the play-area. Whatever happens to be going on nearby.
There's a variety of different forms of writer's block I think, some that stem from a lack of ideas,
Muddle through. Find out what it is you should do to write and do it. Awhile back I had trouble continuing a story after I'd gotten to a certain point. It took stopping and figuring out what it was I was trying to say to clarify what needed to happen next. After that it was just a matter of writing one word at a time until the words came back.
Muddle through. Find out what it is you should do to write and do it. Awhile back I had trouble cont
