Writer's block sucks -- and so do I. :-(

[emmagrant01]

So, I suck. I owe fics for THREE things at the moment, all of which are now late, and I have the most horrible writer's block. I feel like a complete loser that I just cannot make this work. I'm all motivated to get things done, and as soon as I get the doc open, nothing happens. I've even tried to stay away from LJ in an effort to get the writing back on track, and it hasn't helped. *sobs*

Usually when I have writer's block, I just sit down and write, and see what happens. Sometimes it goes somewhere. Sometimes I manage a paragraph before I say fuck it and go do something else. There's been a lot of fuck its in the last week, and I have almost finished knitting a sweater for my nephew as a result. :-P

*stabs writer's block*

So what works for you, writers?

Comments

[ashe-frost.livejournal.com]

I thought I had writer's block.. And then my playwriting professor said, "Real writer's don't have writer's block." and I got so angry that it went away.

And then I realized that he was just saying it to get everyone so indignant that any writer's block that we had would just.. Go out ot the window. But it worked.

Though, I think sometimes that when you're blocked the best thing to do is to put aside what you're writing and to write other things and other ways.. Sometimes writing on a notebook or in an LJ entry helps. And instead of planning out what you're doing, just starting when it feels good and stopping when it doesn't anymore.. Writing like sentances: stop when the thought's over.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I think planning actually helps me break through. Often I feel paralyzed because I have no clue how to get from point to point B in a fic, and every time I try nothing happens. Sometimes just brainstorming an outline helps me. I tried that last night and it did help, little. :-P