Guest guest Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I have noticed there are a lot of writers on this site. I have aspired to become a writer my entire life and had been making great progress. I had joined an online writing community much like this site. I had made writing friends and I was getting published in small presses and working up towards some niche presses specific to my profession when fada moved in. I have had writer's block ever since. I think I have such anger that I am afraid to write for fear of what will come out on the page. Have any of you experienced anything similar and did you work through it and if so, how did you do it. Thanks Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 No ma'am, I don't think I've even had writers block for longer than about 10 min, but I mainly write non-fiction, like features articles for the local news type stuff. My big tip if you want to write well is to read well. Personally, when I started writing daily I made sure to study the newspapers and see how they used the language. But then I do news writing, so I'd find something in the style that interests you and study the living hell out of how the construct their sentances and choose their topics etc. I hope that helps. Let me know if it does. LOVE LOVE LOVE to write. XOXO, Girlscout > > > I have noticed there are a lot of writers on this site. I have aspired to > become a writer my entire life and had been making great progress. I had > joined an online writing community much like this site. I had made writing > friends and I was getting published in small presses and working up towards > some niche presses specific to my profession when fada moved in. I have had > writer's block ever since. I think I have such anger that I am afraid to > write for fear of what will come out on the page. Have any of you > experienced anything similar and did you work through it and if so, how did > you do it. > Thanks > Kay > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 yea I have often told friends " I could write several great books but all my material is still alive. Hope you find your way through the block. > > I have noticed there are a lot of writers on this site. I have aspired to become a writer my entire life and had been making great progress. I had joined an online writing community much like this site. I had made writing friends and I was getting published in small presses and working up towards some niche presses specific to my profession when fada moved in. I have had writer's block ever since. I think I have such anger that I am afraid to write for fear of what will come out on the page. Have any of you experienced anything similar and did you work through it and if so, how did you do it. > Thanks > Kay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 yea I have often told friends " I could write several great books but all my material is still alive. Hope you find your way through the block. > > I have noticed there are a lot of writers on this site. I have aspired to become a writer my entire life and had been making great progress. I had joined an online writing community much like this site. I had made writing friends and I was getting published in small presses and working up towards some niche presses specific to my profession when fada moved in. I have had writer's block ever since. I think I have such anger that I am afraid to write for fear of what will come out on the page. Have any of you experienced anything similar and did you work through it and if so, how did you do it. > Thanks > Kay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Kay,that's really great that you were able to make so much progress! I am not even a quarter of the way that far.You've established a foundation and it's going to still be there. I think the reasons for writer's block are a bit different for everyone.When I am feeling existential despair,myself,I can't write because despair does not inspire me at all and I just don't want to go down that path on the page.Is there something about feeling angry that you find stultifying to your creative impulse? Like it's too negative to get your ideas flowing? When I am feeling despair I don't like the ideas I come up with and don't really want to put my " muse " in service to them.I have to find some kind of attitude adjustment! Personally,when I am feeling nihilistic I let the scenes I could write about along those lines play out imaginatively in my mind until they become so outrageous they begin to transmute themselves into something more life affirming and coherent--and that is what I write down. Other writers have stated that it helps to set aside a time in the day to write *anything*,as an exercise in discipline,even if that doesn't bear fruit at first.When I'm feeling despair I can't write it out,only think it out,but being aware of when those creativity killing feelings start to subside even just a little and writing down *any ideas* I have just then that suggest a lightening of the load helps if only because I know that I can go back to them later when I'm less blocked and sometimes just paying attention to one little non despairing idea can unblock me. I don't know if that helps but I certainly wish you all the best with your writing.Being blocked is never permanent,you will find your way to inspiration again! > > I have noticed there are a lot of writers on this site. I have aspired to become a writer my entire life and had been making great progress. I had joined an online writing community much like this site. I had made writing friends and I was getting published in small presses and working up towards some niche presses specific to my profession when fada moved in. I have had writer's block ever since. I think I have such anger that I am afraid to write for fear of what will come out on the page. Have any of you experienced anything similar and did you work through it and if so, how did you do it. > Thanks > Kay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Kay,that's really great that you were able to make so much progress! I am not even a quarter of the way that far.You've established a foundation and it's going to still be there. I think the reasons for writer's block are a bit different for everyone.When I am feeling existential despair,myself,I can't write because despair does not inspire me at all and I just don't want to go down that path on the page.Is there something about feeling angry that you find stultifying to your creative impulse? Like it's too negative to get your ideas flowing? When I am feeling despair I don't like the ideas I come up with and don't really want to put my " muse " in service to them.I have to find some kind of attitude adjustment! Personally,when I am feeling nihilistic I let the scenes I could write about along those lines play out imaginatively in my mind until they become so outrageous they begin to transmute themselves into something more life affirming and coherent--and that is what I write down. Other writers have stated that it helps to set aside a time in the day to write *anything*,as an exercise in discipline,even if that doesn't bear fruit at first.When I'm feeling despair I can't write it out,only think it out,but being aware of when those creativity killing feelings start to subside even just a little and writing down *any ideas* I have just then that suggest a lightening of the load helps if only because I know that I can go back to them later when I'm less blocked and sometimes just paying attention to one little non despairing idea can unblock me. I don't know if that helps but I certainly wish you all the best with your writing.Being blocked is never permanent,you will find your way to inspiration again! > > I have noticed there are a lot of writers on this site. I have aspired to become a writer my entire life and had been making great progress. I had joined an online writing community much like this site. I had made writing friends and I was getting published in small presses and working up towards some niche presses specific to my profession when fada moved in. I have had writer's block ever since. I think I have such anger that I am afraid to write for fear of what will come out on the page. Have any of you experienced anything similar and did you work through it and if so, how did you do it. > Thanks > Kay > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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