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JUNE QUESTION - When the going gets tough writing the story, how do you keep yourself writing to the end? If have not started the writing yet, why do you think that is and what do you think could help you find your groove and start?
MY ANSWER - Many people refer to this experience as writer's block. They lose momentum, stamina, drive, or they flat out can't decide where to go next, or what to do with the story. When this happens, I recommend exercise, read a book, watch a good movie, listen to great music, travel – anything that gets me away from the work and relaxed. Then I can return with a fresh mind and renewed energy. If I'm still stuck after a break, then I need to reevaluate my story plan. I start most projects as a pantser, but once I get my initial thoughts, emotions, or scenes down I go back and plot the whole story out.
How about you? What is your process like? What do you do when you struggle to write to the end?
2 comments:
I love all your suggestions and use many of them myself. Sometimes when I get stuck on things I don't like to write, like description, I just put an "X" at the spot and move on. Then I go back and insert what I was struggling with in the chapter.
Since I don't believe in writer's block and see it only as being stuck, I simply write a note about what I think the scene should do/be about, then move ahead to the next scene or skip ahead to a scene that I'm already excited about. By the time, I get to the end of a first draft, I'll know what needs to go into that blank spot.
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