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[TheSongOfTheStars]

How to get rid of writers block

. . . . . . . . Um. I aply the seat of my pants to the seat of my chair.

I do that, but then I'm suddenly on chickensmoothie....

[winged-backpack]

How to get rid of writers block? -_-

Do some writing exercises. Choose a random object, bring it to life, take it on a journey. Choose a boring life event and make it exciting! Literally just write something crazy and hopefully you'll get inspired to write.


(I just published door 7!)

[sxtxrn]

Oh good lord, have any of you heard the first chapter of John Green's book, Turtles All the Way Down? Its so good, but that's off topic.
I really want to start posting something here everyday to improve my writing, so here we go. Critique would be loved.

Micheal continued running, aware that if he stopped for even a moment he would be made to run another mile. He learned that mistake from the poor freshmen who went to their first gym class and decided to stop for a few seconds to catch their breath.
It was a shame really, gym was normally his favorite class, but with the new teacher that the school hired, he absolutely hated it.
"Hey Micheal, what's up?" Micheal looked up and furrowed his eyebrows. They were told that if you talked you'd have to run an extra mile. He shrugged, a lot was on his mind. "Be quiet, we'll have to run more." He whispered and sped up his pace upon seeing the final mark. "Alright. Boys on that side. Girls on that side." Their teacher yelled, not in an angry tone, more so demanding. "What are you doing? I said girls on that side." He yelled to someone who was standing off to the side awkwardly. "Uh, sir. Sam is non-binary." Max, the quarterback of our football team, spoke up. It was good to see someone standing up for them for a change. "Well, Sam can either go to the office for not obeying the rules or go on the girl's side.." Sam's face fell as they took a step to the girl's side,they were obviously upset. "Sam wait. You don't have to go to the girl's side. Let's go to the office and tell them how much of an ass he's being. And anyone else who believes that splitting up teams by genders can come with. I'm tired of this 'Oh they cant play together, they are different genders.' bull crap. It's annoying, and frankly stupid. A lot of girls are stronger then most guys. Whether it be physically, emotionally, or mentally. It's stupid." Max yelled, jogging over to Sam to comfort them. Micheal stepped out of the line and slowly went over to join Max. "Jones, where the hell do you think you're going?" The teacher yelled, tone laced with venom. The teen sneered in response. "Standing up for Sam's rights. That's where."

Eh, not to bad for 13-ish minutes I guess.

[Ranger of the North]

Oh good lord, have any of you heard the first chapter of John Green's book, Turtles All the Way Down? Its so good, but that's off topic.
I really want to start posting something here everyday to improve my writing, so here we go. Critique would be loved.

Micheal continued running, aware that if he stopped for even a moment he would be made to run another mile. He learned that mistake from the poor freshmen who went to their first gym class and decided to stop for a few seconds to catch their breath.
It was a shame really, gym was normally his favorite class, but with the new teacher that the school hired, he absolutely hated it.
"Hey Micheal, what's up?" Micheal looked up and furrowed his eyebrows. They were told that if you talked you'd have to run an extra mile. He shrugged, a lot was on his mind. "Be quiet, we'll have to run more." He whispered and sped up his pace upon seeing the final mark. "Alright. Boys on that side. Girls on that side." Their teacher yelled, not in an angry tone, more so demanding. "What are you doing? I said girls on that side." He yelled to someone who was standing off to the side awkwardly. "Uh, sir. Sam is non-binary." Max, the quarterback of our football team, spoke up. It was good to see someone standing up for them for a change. "Well, Sam can either go to the office for not obeying the rules or go on the girl's side.." Sam's face fell as they took a step to the girl's side,they were obviously upset. "Sam wait. You don't have to go to the girl's side. Let's go to the office and tell them how much of an ass he's being. And anyone else who believes that splitting up teams by genders can come with. I'm tired of this 'Oh they cant play together, they are different genders.' bull crap. It's annoying, and frankly stupid. A lot of girls are stronger then most guys. Whether it be physically, emotionally, or mentally. It's stupid." Max yelled, jogging over to Sam to comfort them. Micheal stepped out of the line and slowly went over to join Max. "Jones, where the hell do you think you're going?" The teacher yelled, tone laced with venom. The teen sneered in response. "Standing up for Sam's rights. That's where."

Eh, not to bad for 13-ish minutes I guess.

I don't think I have, to be honest; might have to check it out! C:
I want to hear what happens with this instructor! Is he/she actually misunderstood, and just wants the kids to do their bestest? Or just plain abusive? o: Also, isn't 'Micheal' spelt 'a-e', rather than 'e-a'? o.o
Also! While I'm here, I thought I'd let you know that I'm trying to work on responding with the critique, but this week has been vERY BUSY... but I haven't forgotten you! It's on my list c;

[! honeysuckle !]

Sorry to butt in here, but I'd really appreciate some critique on a story I'm working on for a competition. The thing that's bugging me is the first paragraph; it doesn't have that.. um, how do I describe this? that oomph that really impacts the reader. My goal is to make it clear just how much Francis has changed, and she doesn't feel emotion after the tragedy. I have to keep the first sentence, for it's the prompt. I'd just really like some critique and suggestions on how to make this more impactful. I'm also trying to make it interesting by weaving first and third person (the old Francis, and her changed self), does it flow? Get what I mean?

Here's the paragraph:

Looking in the mirror, I barely recognised the person staring back. The scars alone set my former self and her worlds apart. But it was the eyes that divided us completely. Those eyes… they used to be so bright, so real. Now they were grey, barren wastelands. No life, no emotion. Honestly, it was a tragedy caused by a tragedy. These eyes didn’t shed a single tear though, after all, they possessed no emotion.

Oh, by the way: does 'reverend' require a capital? mystery solved
Lil' edit; scars are psychical

[winged-backpack]

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Here's the paragraph:

Looking in the mirror, I barely recognised the person staring back. The scars alone set my former self and her worlds apart. But it was the eyes that divided us completely. Those eyes… they used to be so bright, so real. Now they were grey, barren wastelands. No life, no emotion. Honestly, it was a tragedy caused by a tragedy. These eyes didn’t shed a single tear though, after all, they possessed no emotion.

Oh, by the way: does 'reverend' require a capital?

Hi, reverend only needs a capital if it's being used as a title, i.e. if it's "the church is looking for a new reverend" then no, but if it's "Reverend Lovejoy" then yes.

As for your paragraph, it's very interesting. I'm not sure I see what you mean about changing between third and first, because it doesn't seem to change from my reading of it. It does seem to be a bit rough, but I can offer some ideas?

1. If you combine your second and third sentences, it might have a better flow to it. "The scars alone set my former self and her worlds apart, but it was the eyes that divided us completely."

2. I also think splitting up your last two sentences might make them more impactful. "These eyes didn’t shed a single tear though. After all, they possessed no emotion."

I can't think of anything else to say really, it's pretty good on its own!


(I finally told my irl friend about 10,000 Doors and he literally made a wattpad account so he could read it (and possibly make fun of my very old fanfiction writing) He's actually trying to get a short story published, so he's much more of a productive writer ya know)

[The Worst Username]

Well shoot, look at what I've gone an done. You know that novel I've mentioned a couple of times, the first one I wrote that I dropped halfway through because the main character was a Mary Sue? Well, now it's in India (or an Indian-like climate and culture)! I mean, I really shouldn't have, I shouldn't plan a story I don't plan on writing for years (or however long it takes me to finish The Story of Dante). But I just had to. It's one of the few stories that deals with human characters, and making it based in Indian culture, climate and mythology (except for the Lycans, but there are European-based kingdoms in it, so they brought along their mythology. And because Lycans are an integral part of the story). Of course, that means more researching because I have little experience in Indian things. But hey, at least it could count as credit for my last year of homeschooling! LOL.

Ooh, that sounds really cool! Hope you don't get overwhelmed with all those stories, goodness. Which Indian cultures are you basing it on, by the way? Also dude, that's a cool scene.

How to get rid of writers block? -_-

If you've already got a story going and you can't seem to find the motivation to keep writing, then you just have to do it. Set aside some time and just write whatever you can. Make a new document if you're worried about tarnishing your previous work, and write something. Write about the fight scene between a flea-ridden cat and a sentient pint of ice cream. Describe the chair you're sitting on. Do a one-shot. And once you're warmed up, you can work on your story.

@Ranger

...did someone say birds
I'm going to go check that out, right now. Birds are the best.

@Dev

was that a simpsons reference
I can't wait to read door seven! Your friend sounds pretty cool, by the way.

[WildCat :3]

*Deep breath*
I'm back.
Yep no-one noticed but I left for a bit, but I'm back.
NaNoWriMo is soon,so I'm planning some kind of post-apocalyptic thing. That's all I've got.
Also, ,I've been writing somethin'. It's about a girl, who's an introvert and moved to a new school, she always has her headphones on and everybody kinda just hates her. I'm letting myself write a book about myself wow. But, she goes to a music club where she has a bond with her ukulele.
Yeah it's boring but anyone have some stories which could do with a kick?
I'm planning to give her the ability to see ghosts, but clearer than anyone else, and hear them clearly. She makes friend with shadow figures in the library and has to end her own life to save the school, who, keep in mind hate her, but gets stopped.
That's all I have so far, but I also have some messed up si-fi novel.
Theres three types of "important" people.
The robots and all their followers.
Scientists.
The ones against the robots.
And then the rebels, no-one speaks of them, or makes friends with them. They only hurt them, this is where the main character, Ivy, is placed.
Nothing else, really!

[Megaguirus]

@Wildcat
Those stories sound interesting. The first one sounds a little cliche with the disliked introvert, but hey, I know you can probably make it more unique.

Well shoot, look at what I've gone an done. You know that novel I've mentioned a couple of times, the first one I wrote that I dropped halfway through because the main character was a Mary Sue? Well, now it's in India (or an Indian-like climate and culture)! I mean, I really shouldn't have, I shouldn't plan a story I don't plan on writing for years (or however long it takes me to finish The Story of Dante). But I just had to. It's one of the few stories that deals with human characters, and making it based in Indian culture, climate and mythology (except for the Lycans, but there are European-based kingdoms in it, so they brought along their mythology. And because Lycans are an integral part of the story). Of course, that means more researching because I have little experience in Indian things. But hey, at least it could count as credit for my last year of homeschooling! LOL.

Ooh, that sounds really cool! Hope you don't get overwhelmed with all those stories, goodness. Which Indian cultures are you basing it on, by the way? Also dude, that's a cool scene.

Thanks! And I don't know yet. I haven't really dug that deep yet since I am writing two separate novels, doing school, and attending and studying for a church class/Bible study with my mom. I'm also going to be working on my Halloween costume soon. So that's a lot to juggle. So I don't now any specific culture yet. And since it's in a completely different fantasy world, I might take from a lot of cultures and religions, especially since the original is chock-a-block full of European mythology, and I want to keep some of that in (like the Lycans I mentioned before). Currently my excuse for the Lycans would be that they came with the European settlers, which would help with the hate the main character receives since she lives in the woods of an Indian village/kingdom.

Anyways, I would explain more in depth of what I have so far, but I'm a little pressed for time (have to run some errands with Mom in ten minutes). If you want to know more about it and maybe even help me (since you've mentioned digging into other cultures before, if I remember,) you can PM me. I'm open!

[winged-backpack]

@wildcat
That sounds like a really cool idea. I don't plan to do NaNoWriMo, mainly because I have to concentrate on school because I'm hoping to get top grades to get into my dream school, but good luck!

@worst
yes it was
My friend is pretty cool. The short story he's trying to get published is one he wrote for his EPQ (a big project that's worth half an A Level in England), which is heavily based on Lovecraft. I haven't read it, but I know he's a pretty good writer. He's trying to wrote a novel at the moment, but he's at a writer's block right now because he needs to get his main character to kill a child, but still retain some sympathy. I totally don't have a thing for him shhh (he's a drummer can you blame me)

@meg
Sounds like a lot, I feel you there. I've got school, 2 huge projects and I'm organising the Halloween events at my school (gotta love being head girl). I'm loving how your world is developing, even just from what you've been saying on this thread ^^