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26 questions linked to/from Help! I've got Writer's Block
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Where should I start if I'm feeling the urge to write something? [duplicate]
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Help! I've got Writer's Block
For the past few weeks I have had this "itch" to write something - anything. As soon as I try to put pen to paper, though, my mind goes ...
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What to do when you don't know what to write anymore? [duplicate]
About 10,000 words written in the book, I'm out of creativity to write the rest.
If I were to write the last chapters, I would write without concern, but the medium is "cloudy"
What to do?
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How get rid of writer's block? [duplicate]
Not long ago, I used to be a regular person with a normal office job, but one day I quit it and started writing articles, sharing stories, and useful tips about life on a small farm. Later I became a ...
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I have this story all planned out, why can't I write it? [duplicate]
I have written out two full manuscripts for this story. They are completed. Then I met the actress that the lead character was inspired by. She likes the character she mentions to me if I write it as ...
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How To Avoid Burnout [duplicate]
One of the main issues I've had when writing is burnout. I get really invested in a deep story and work on it for months, milking every second. However, the issue with this is, after a few months I ...
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How to kill a writer's block? [duplicate]
It's been a year now since I have this. I can't write and think. Any suggestions, advice and tips?
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Writer's Block Help [duplicate]
I am in the middle of writing a book but I have serious writer's block any tips on how to combat this? I am only able to write poetry but it isn't as deep and meaningful as it used to be.
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How to escape writers block [duplicate]
I've written things for an audience before, but I've never written a small novel like I currently am planning.
I haven't wrote anything since maybe December of last year so I am very rusty on my ...
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What is a discovery writer?
From an answer to this question: How do I successfully structure a long fiction piece?
I think I can infer the meaning from the usage but some elaboration would be helpful.
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I can't write without an inspiration
I've been writing a book for almost a year now. But it takes so long because I have to wait for "inspiration".
Sometimes I will get an idea that makes me excited and want to write. Mostly it's a ...
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Fiction Writing - has it all been done before?
It's a simple fact the there are more fiction books in existence now than one person could possibly read in a lifetime. Add to this the supposition that all plots, themes and genres have been ...
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What are the reasons behind Writer's block?
I read the question Help! I've got Writer's Block which explains solutions to the problem. I was wondering why someone gets writer's block?
Is it anxiety? Is it due to the fact that the ...
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What other kinds of writers are there besides plotters and pantsers?
In a comment to an answer of mine Mark Baker has suggested that the common, dichotomous view of writers as either "plotters" or "pantsers" or something of both might not be ...
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How to invoke my creative side without investing too much time?
I suck at writing. There, I admitted it.
More often than not, I find my self staring at a blank moleskine page, or the blinking cursor. You see, the problem lies not in writing itself, but ...
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OCD Writing Techniques
When I was a kid, I could sit down put the pencil to the paper and the words would just flow; then I was diagnosed with OCD and things started changing for me. The words don't flow anymore, and ...
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