Writers block...

[uncle_al]

i love writing,

It's always a good thing when you do what you love... It's also good to love what you do.

i would like to pursue it as a my future....

I think this is promising... but be advised, writing is not for everyone. 
I, for example, write for one simple reason... I don't know how not to write.

Cheers!
Al B.

[philomina]

i love writing, and i prefer writing down and penning down my thoughts my ideas, but yes it does happen, sometimes when i am traveling if i remember or get a new idea i make it a point to write it down, otherwise it just goes...and even if i try later on i cant do that well.
i would like to pursue it as a my future....

[rnbrewer]

That's the beauty of creative writing, there is always a story hiding somewhere. Some writers spend too much time THINKING about the story and not enough time writing it. While thinking and imagining our stories is good, it is possible to over think them. As a result we risk losing interest or all together abandoning idea's that could have been great.

Writing should be fun, whether we do it as a hobby or for a career is irrelevent. In my opinion the first two drafts of any story should be all about just getting it out of our head and onto paper/computer. Let the story flow and do its thing. Try not to worry yourself with things like format and structure. These are the elements that tend to drag most writers down and put them in the dreaded "writers block mode" when they're writing the first draft. This should NEVER be the case. Format and structure are important, but they should never get in the way of telling the story.

[ivan]

Too me a while to get back on due to the holidays and what not. Anyway I have been writing allot lately, I think what did it was meeting up with old friends and family this reminded me of lots of my old memories that I can change around and create stories with.

As far as your input ScriptNurse I will definitely try the opposite thing... The funny thing is beyond the couple the lived instead of died could then divorce or not, could cheat or not, could have survived but child may have not survived... etc etc... Its like a never ending web of stories from one Idea, I never looked at it that way Thanks!

[ScriptNurse]

The freewriting concept is very good ... teaching your brain to "let go" and just "run amok" ... very creative.

Try this ... you see a situation ... say "what if it's 180° the opposite" ... 

• The couple lived through the accident ... what if the couple died ... what about their children or their friends?
• In the 1960s, war with Russia was averted ... what if it wasn't?
• John Lennon was assassinated ... what if he wasn't?
• The man lived ... what if he hadn't? (Theme of "It's a Wonderful Life")
• The boy gets the girl ... what if he doesn't?
• The circus never came to the small rural Iowa farm town ... what if it did, by accident?

This technique might open up some additional possibilities. Stories have a way of taking on a life of their own. My advice ... let them live. Let them go in new directions, to unexpected and unimagined circumstances you hadn't planned on. Let yourself be as surprised as your characters in what happens to them and how they are changed as people.

[ivan]

Thanks for the replys guys. I'm gonna give this a shot, I figure the half hour a day thing should help and if I get stuck after a few minutes I can push my self for the rest.

[rnbrewer]

One thing I find myself doing is I start writing and I get really into and then all of the sudden I'll run into a "mental road block." The way I get around it, though not always the best suggestion, is to force it out. It may not sound the best or even read the best but like my creative writing proffessor once told me, "Just write it. You can fix it later." He also doesn't believe in writers block. Thinks it's just an excuse our minds come up with when we're feeling kind of lazy about writing.

The point is, just write. Doesn't matter what it is or how good it is. Just write. You can always fix it later.

[uncle_al]

One strategy that's come with high recommendations...
Try freewriting for half an hour a day.  Just start writing anything that comes into your head... don't correct it, don't criticize it, don't go back and reread it... just write onward.
You can either edit it at the end of the half hour, or discard it entirely... up to you.
According to the source, this should stimulate the creative part of your brain.

Nothing to lose, right?
Cheers!
Al B.

[ivan]

Hey everyone its been a while since I been on here, haven't written much since my mini movie 08 entry (I scored low and got bummed out a bit)... Lately I keep trying to start on new projects but I get this killer writers block. I have a few ideas but nothing seems to want to come out. Any suggestions on what might help?