Help, Writers BLOCK!
Theraven:
ooooh - great idea, joy :D I think I'll use that one the next time I'm stuck... :D
Astral Faery:
I've used that strategy a few times when I was stuck. I try to turn the story over in my mind and look at it from a different angle. Like, if the part I'm stuck on is from one particular character's point of view, I try to look at it from another character's viewpoint, even if I don't intend to write it out - because it can help me clear a block. I also ask myself lots of questions - how did the characters get there, what are their options, who can do what to move things along, etc. Sometimes it takes days, but some really hard thinking helps me out sometimes.
Devomuffins:
Thanks tons for the help guys! :D
caffeinated.joy:
I do something similar Astral Faery. I have my own Q&A session.
Sometimes, even just writing down things in point form works. It can get you to a point where you can continue writing, and then you can go back to the section you just jotted out in point form and flesh it out later. I've done that a number of times.
Oh, and something else I do. It's not really related, but I find it helps in writing. Everyone has the thing they need to work on. With me it's immersing my characters in their surroundings. I'll be writing along and then realize that my characters are well developed and dynamic but, as far as anyone reading it would be concerned, everyone is in a big empty white room. So I keep a notebook on my desk and have "See" "Touch" "Hear" "Smell" written across the top. Under each word I'll write down what my POV character will see, the textures they might feel, sounds they would hear and so on. Also, the mood they're in will have an effect on what they perceive. For example someone in a good mood will look at a pond and see the lily pads dotting the surface, notice the light dappling the water or hear the playful ripple and splash of water as a frog jumps in. Someone in a darker mood might notice the stale smell of rotting vegetation or the way the dead leaves and surface algae swirl close to the shore.
summer_wine:
oh my. i love the discussion you guys have going on here. I haven't written in a while and all your techniques are really cool. I might just steal them :)
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