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Writer's Block?

Fri, 17 Mar 2006, 01:19 pm
walterhartright8 posts in thread
hey all, I'm new to the writing world and was wondering if anyone out there could give me some tips on how to get through the "writers block rut"??? any suggestions on where to draw new ideas/inspriration any techniques you would use? I've got a fantastic idea and am writing a monologue from it, for now anyway, the idea kinda lends itself to a fully fledged play but i'm not game enough for that right now!!! this is how i'm preparing etc. beggining middle and end are all plotted out as well as the basic movement from point to point, every idea gets written down, idea is elaborated and i make a judgement call on whether or not it will fit the piece, my research on characters is coming mostly from "people watching" as the character is quite physical... anybody??? thoughts ideas ALL WELCOME! thanks in advance walter but he that dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose Anne Bronte " The Narrow Way"

Writers Block

Fri, 17 Mar 2006, 04:54 pm
Walter Plinge
The only way to cure writer's block is to write and write and write and write. try this , it works for me. You say it's a monologue and you have a character. What does the charater look like? In detail? Hair colour? Curly? what about the eyes? fingernails? tatoos? See your character, really see him/her then ask him/ her a question. They'll answer and the block will start to lift Go For It Nic

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