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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Whats the best way to overcome writer's block?Question: Whats the best way to overcome writer's block!? I'm a fiction writer in my spare time and I'm generally pleased with what I produce, but when I have things distracting me it can take my mind far off my writing and then I'm staring at a blank page - no inspiration, nothing!.
What's the best way to overcome this!? Any suggestions from other writers!? Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The best way I have found is to simply begin writing!. I know this sounds stupid, but if I start writing anything, it begins the process and helps me get over the block!. Once the block is gone, I can then go back and edit the junk I wrote at first!. I think this is because writers block is almost a fear that what we write will stink!. By ackowledging the fact that it probably will at first, we can get over it and then correct the problems later!. All the other ideas I have seen or been told, like brainstorming or relaxing to music just delay the actual process of writing!. Hope this helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Just a thought, I've yet to put pen to paper despite several multi million seller's floating about in my head, but I would try mind mapping, or brain storming!. Start with your character, object, circumstance and put everything down that comes into your head!. Then go with the idea(s) you feel most comfortable with!. Www@QuestionHome@Com forget about it and 1!. read yoru favorite book 2!. Go out and do something that you never have before 3!. write something that happened to you that you want to re-live then use that for the fiction 4!. Open a random book and write down the first five words you read (in my case it would be "!.!.!.is a group of metabolic diseases") and try to add something on that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I'm the same way!.!.!.I typically have to get rid of the distraction!. If it's a junkie room, I have to clean it!. If I've been arguing with my husband, I go apologize!. If it's something that I can't do anything about, I might take a nap, eat, make sure I'm working with all my energy and marbles, and then try again!. Something usually comes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Usually I go out for a walk to clear my mind!. Sometimes I listen to music I like and the lyrics give me an inspiration!. Clearing your head is best; I am in the same spot as you right now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Brain storming or Clustering Ideas!.!.!.!.oh and for future occurrences you should write ideas in your journal or notebook of general ideas/thoughts so that when your brain freezes you have that book of ideas at your finger tips!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com When I forget what I was about to write I just doodle and look over what I wrote down before, eventually the idea comes backWww@QuestionHome@Com I would start with some Beatles and Bob Dylan albums and a bottle of Stolichnaya!.!.!.it always helped me in college when I had writer's block!. Www@QuestionHome@Com smack yourself in the face with the biggest, heaviest book you can findWww@QuestionHome@Com Weed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |