Tag: writer’s block

suggestions for a young writer? im 15 and i just started seriously writing about a year ago~ since then I’ve written mostly poetry but I really write other stuff like short stories or plays too! but i always have trouble making my ideas ideas into something and just deciding how or what i want to write. and i get so worried that i lose motivation! i think that i first want to tackle trying to make characters/a simple short story. advice, tips, or tricks? thank youuu!

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Hi! I’m glad you’re ready to get started! Being eager about writing is the best. Writing a poem is a lot like writing a short story, so you’re on the right track. Good writing is precise and almost lyrical. It… Read moresuggestions for a young writer? im 15 and i just started seriously writing about a year ago~ since then I’ve written mostly poetry but I really write other stuff like short stories or plays too! but i always have trouble making my ideas ideas into something and just deciding how or what i want to write. and i get so worried that i lose motivation! i think that i first want to tackle trying to make characters/a simple short story. advice, tips, or tricks? thank youuu!

“Getting” yourself to write

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mikkeneko: epeeblade: wrex-writes: Yesterday, I was trawling iTunes for a decent podcast about writing. After a while, I gave up, because 90% of them talked incessantly about “self-discipline,” “making writing a habit,” “getting your butt in the chair,” “getting yourself… Read more“Getting” yourself to write

“Getting” yourself to write

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mikkeneko: epeeblade: wrex-writes: Yesterday, I was trawling iTunes for a decent podcast about writing. After a while, I gave up, because 90% of them talked incessantly about “self-discipline,” “making writing a habit,” “getting your butt in the chair,” “getting yourself… Read more“Getting” yourself to write

Dealing with executive dysfunction?

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That’s okay! Your struggles are valid. I believe in you!! You can do the thing!!! If you, in fact, cannot do the thing, then that’s okay too. You are loved, valid, and stronger than you know. You’re doing the best… Read moreDealing with executive dysfunction?

Dealing with executive dysfunction?

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That’s okay! Your struggles are valid. I believe in you!! You can do the thing!!! If you, in fact, cannot do the thing, then that’s okay too. You are loved, valid, and stronger than you know. You’re doing the best… Read moreDealing with executive dysfunction?

pick-me-ups for writers

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oddhour: for the self-conscious beginner: No one makes great things until the world intimately knows their mediocrity. Don’t think of your writing as terrible; think of it as preparing to contribute something great. for the self-conscious late bloomer: Look at… Read morepick-me-ups for writers

pick-me-ups for writers

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oddhour: for the self-conscious beginner: No one makes great things until the world intimately knows their mediocrity. Don’t think of your writing as terrible; think of it as preparing to contribute something great. for the self-conscious late bloomer: Look at… Read morepick-me-ups for writers

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You can’t fix a blank page. Nora Roberts

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You can’t fix a blank page. Nora Roberts

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How to deal with writer’s block: ‘I just lower my standards and carry on.’ William Stafford (via psliterary)

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How to deal with writer’s block: ‘I just lower my standards and carry on.’ William Stafford (via psliterary)

Have you ever experienced an excruciating writer’s block that leads to extreme depression? I haven’t been able to write a single meaningful thing for months. I feel like my talent and motivation is draining out of me by the second. All I want to do is write but it just seems impossible. What could I possibly do?

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Definitely! And sometimes it’s the other way around. Try setting off 15 minutes for yourself to write tomorrow. Then, sit down wherever you normally write, and breathe deeply 3 times. Look at your surroundings and take in all the details… Read moreHave you ever experienced an excruciating writer’s block that leads to extreme depression? I haven’t been able to write a single meaningful thing for months. I feel like my talent and motivation is draining out of me by the second. All I want to do is write but it just seems impossible. What could I possibly do?

Have you ever experienced an excruciating writer’s block that leads to extreme depression? I haven’t been able to write a single meaningful thing for months. I feel like my talent and motivation is draining out of me by the second. All I want to do is write but it just seems impossible. What could I possibly do?

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Definitely! And sometimes it’s the other way around. Try setting off 15 minutes for yourself to write tomorrow. Then, sit down wherever you normally write, and breathe deeply 3 times. Look at your surroundings and take in all the details… Read moreHave you ever experienced an excruciating writer’s block that leads to extreme depression? I haven’t been able to write a single meaningful thing for months. I feel like my talent and motivation is draining out of me by the second. All I want to do is write but it just seems impossible. What could I possibly do?

I’m not getting much inspiration lately and I was wondering if you could help me. How could I get ideas/my inspiration back? Thanks. xx

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mindspacepatrol: writeinspiration: Hi! I’m trying to get back in habit of answer questions on here, so you’re the first of many for a while. 😀 I’m sure this was sent a while back, so if this is too late, then… Read moreI’m not getting much inspiration lately and I was wondering if you could help me. How could I get ideas/my inspiration back? Thanks. xx

I’m not getting much inspiration lately and I was wondering if you could help me. How could I get ideas/my inspiration back? Thanks. xx

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mindspacepatrol: writeinspiration: Hi! I’m trying to get back in habit of answer questions on here, so you’re the first of many for a while. 😀 I’m sure this was sent a while back, so if this is too late, then… Read moreI’m not getting much inspiration lately and I was wondering if you could help me. How could I get ideas/my inspiration back? Thanks. xx

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When writer’s block hits, do research. Flip through old photographs. Watch a documentary. Read a nonfiction book, preferably one that’s been out of print for years. Visit a place you’ve never been and talk to people you don’t know. Gather… Read more

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When writer’s block hits, do research. Flip through old photographs. Watch a documentary. Read a nonfiction book, preferably one that’s been out of print for years. Visit a place you’ve never been and talk to people you don’t know. Gather… Read more

I’m having a very difficult time beginning my story and I hate starting from the middle and writing the beginning later. How should I start it? I want to physically and mentally describe the four main characters and the place they are in; it’s going to be told in first person. Every time I try and write it it doesn’t sound good. So you have any tips or techniques for writer’s block in the VERY beginning?😰 thanks a ton in advance!

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That’s a unique problem! I’m usually great at the beginning and then fizzle out a few days later. For me, the beginning is the most exciting part! One author once said that the first pages are where the author lies… Read moreI’m having a very difficult time beginning my story and I hate starting from the middle and writing the beginning later. How should I start it? I want to physically and mentally describe the four main characters and the place they are in; it’s going to be told in first person. Every time I try and write it it doesn’t sound good. So you have any tips or techniques for writer’s block in the VERY beginning?😰 thanks a ton in advance!

I’m having a very difficult time beginning my story and I hate starting from the middle and writing the beginning later. How should I start it? I want to physically and mentally describe the four main characters and the place they are in; it’s going to be told in first person. Every time I try and write it it doesn’t sound good. So you have any tips or techniques for writer’s block in the VERY beginning?😰 thanks a ton in advance!

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That’s a unique problem! I’m usually great at the beginning and then fizzle out a few days later. For me, the beginning is the most exciting part! One author once said that the first pages are where the author lies… Read moreI’m having a very difficult time beginning my story and I hate starting from the middle and writing the beginning later. How should I start it? I want to physically and mentally describe the four main characters and the place they are in; it’s going to be told in first person. Every time I try and write it it doesn’t sound good. So you have any tips or techniques for writer’s block in the VERY beginning?😰 thanks a ton in advance!

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You will never work through writer’s block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk away the next time. James N. Frey, How to Write a Damn Good Novel (via the-right-writing)