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Writer Problems

5/17/2014

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  • I shouldn't complain. No, seriously, I shouldn't. I have an issue that is quite the opposite of what most authors tend to struggle with on a daily basis. I have too many ideas, too many WIPs, and focusing my drawn arrow of attention is becoming difficult as my muse fires burning pots of creativity all over the palisade wall. Excuse me, I need to duck now. *flames erupt at either side of me*

    Anyone that has read this blog, knows of Hunter's Reckoning, also known as my attempt to write in different form. It was fun, but I had no intent of doing anything with it. Now, I work to rewrite it in a first person present tense tale and already, the thoughts of this being a precursor for a novel has entered my mind. Great, a novel! Except....

    I have a trilogy written that I am busy editing, with at least a novella more, that I wish to add to those stories. I have a collection of short stories, of the horror/ supernatural genre, that should be out by June. I also have another novel that I plan to return to and work on, a dystopian/ dark fantasy story.

    So if you are suffering from the termed "Writer's Block" what can you do? I will dedicate a future post to this subject but for a quick stab at it:

    •  Stop making the excuse you have "Writer's block".

    A daring statement, but giving yourself a reason you are not writing that is something other than "I have a knife jabbed in my eye" or "Both my arms are broken" seems to be just an excuse.

    Even if you cannot bear to write on your current WIP, pen a short story, have some random dialogue between side characters talking about what your main characters are doing, describe how it would might feel to have something actually jabbed in your eye. But write, and do it for as long or as short as you wish. One method I have used when nothing else could get me going was to scribble a few lines of prose related to what I am writing on a notepad. Sometimes just getting pass the mental "block" is as easy as ignoring that it even exists. Besides, your stories aren't going to write themselves. Get to it!

  • As far as my own work I am excited, to tell the truth. I am fortunate to have written what I have and that my family has supported me, even when I have annoyed my wife with ramblings of fantastical worlds, cultures, creatures, battles, etc. .... at least she hasn't had me committed as I dolled on explaining why this character did this action like they are a real person.... :)

    I am also thankful I have gathered Twitter followers as I have. I hope that when my short story collection comes out, those that have enjoyed my 140 character short stories and stanzas of poetry, will also enjoy a slightly longer group of tales!

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