FanFiction.net Writers Block?

campluv98 posted on Mar 18, 2009 at 01:53AM
How doYOU get past writers block? I was just wondering b/c if I post a "Work-In-Progress" story then I ussually NEVER update it,and then I have to delete it and I HATE doing that.So pls,pls,pls help me w/this problem,thanks.It's all greatly appriciated

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zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita TaintedDreamz said…
To stop you from having writers block, the best thing is to always carry around a notebook, if you get ideas jot them down straight away so you don't forget them later. Also, don't just write your chapters out in a sequence one after the other, if you want something to happen sometime in your story write it down, you can always work the chapters order out later ^___^
Also an idea is if you are writing a chapter, leave it unfinished, you can write the plot out, but then you will have something to write when you come back later.
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita campluv98 said…
thank you.that is good advice=)
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita LilysLittleTwin said…
I've dealt with this problem recently (really recently, like...today), and (purely by coincedence, really) I read some fanfiction LIKE the one I'm writing, and poof, I'm back writing. It works.
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zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita MrsSiriusB said…
Yep, like "LilysLittleTwin" said, read lots and lots of fanfics. I'm not saying copy their ideas, but sometimes, while reading someone's works, a idea pops into your mind. I'm a strictly one-shot and drabble writer, so the Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges Forum in my cure to writer's block. There's idea rampaging all over the place over there. xD
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita shenelopefan said…
I´m up for the carrying a notebook for writting ideas on! I also think you shouldn´t post a foc until you know really well where are you goin
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita Immortal42 said…
These are all good points, but they barely halp with my problems. Because it's not ideas that I have a problem with; I tend to get stuck on dialogue.
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita EppofangirlXD said…
big smile
^then...get help from a beta-reader?
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita TheDevilsDuches said…
Music. Listen to a song that reminds you of your story. That's my biggest help.

Second for me is if I watch a new episode of whatever I'm writing about and BAM I'm back

Or reading fanfic, but sometimes you just have to wait for it to pass
zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita peacebaby7 said…
Some good tips here. I would add possibly either writing out the complete story before publishing, or at least have a general outline subject to change. Definitely bring a pencil and paper around with you.