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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

Tue, 11 Apr 2006, 03:09 am
The brain works like a computer. Garbage in produces garbage out. If you tell the brain there is such a thing as a writers block, it will create it.

 

The characters I write about come alive in my mind, so I have a conversation with them. When a piece does not flow for me, then I am working on the wrong piece at the time. By working on more then one play, or story, there is always something else that will occupy my brain. Sooner or later a character or experience will trigger a new flow of thoughts and ideas.

 

Above all I think the writing should be fun. I hope this helps.

Cheers

 

Josef   

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