 Action/Adventure: September 05, 2007 Issue [#1909] |
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This week’s newsletter has been inspired by a poem I reviewed recently about having writer’s block. I know how tough writer’s block can be as most authors here on WDC know as well. It’s a tough place to be when you’re passionate about writing, but there are ways to recharge and restart yourself so you’re off and writing again!
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“Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves.” - Joseph Addison
“I will master something, then the creativity will come.” - Japanese Proverb
“We will not know unless we begin.” - Peter Nivio Zarlenga
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At some point in time, most writers have encountered writer’s block. The words just refuse to flow from your mind and you feel as if you are ramming your head against a brick wall, trying to force what usually comes naturally. It can be very frustrating and definitely scary if you’re working on deadlines or your manuscript is so close to completion you can taste it.
Both fortunately, and unfortunately every single writer is unique which means no one can really give a fool-proof method of combating the ever dreaded writer’s block. Through your own experiences with this problem, is the only way you can really figure out what works for you, but I can give you some tips to help you get started!
 It may sound as if I’ve lost my mind if you’re under tight deadlines, but there are times when the pressure is high and the writer’s block has come on strong when you just need to take a time out for yourself!
Forget your writing for a short time and do something for yourself. Change the scenery around yourself, go for a walk, take a long bath, etc. etc. For many writers a break is sometimes enough to get them back on the right path and perhaps inspire them too!
Try free-writing. This is a technique that is best used when you have at least a reasonable amount of time on your hands. Free-writing is when you write without stopping and without the worrying over grammar, punctuation, or coherence. The idea behind this wonderful technique is to open yourself up by letting your train of thought lead you wherever it will.
After you free-write, go back and reread what you’ve written. You’ll be surprised how much better you’ll feel and you never know, it might be just what you need to break your writer’s block.
Take a look at what’s going on around you and in your life. Are there any stress factors that could be afflicting your writing? Examples of this would be holidays, financial worries, social events, family matters, etc.
These issues, while unavoidable, can sometimes cause our writer’s block. If you find that you have stressors and they are ones you can rid yourself of- do so immediately! If they are stressors you cannot avoid, deal with them head on so that you feel more empowered and in turn, will be more in the frame of mind for writing.
Change up your writing place. Every writer has a place or specific way they like to write. If you work mainly on your computer, try a different track. Print out the last few pages of what you’re working on, grab a pencil or pen, and some paper and vacate the room your computer inhabits. Try writing by hand instead of typing.
If you usually write with pen/pencil and paper, change your writing location. If you usually write with a pen, change the color ink or write with a pencil. If you write on a legal pad, change it up to a spiral-bound notebook and visa versa.
No matter where or on what you like to write, just change it up a bit. Little changes in your routine could be the breakthrough you need to get you writing again!
From one author to another, I can promise you that writer's block can be overcome. It simply takes time, effort on your part, and a remembrance of the passion you have for writing. No matter what you do to overcome writer's block when it comes crashing down before your mind's eye, remember there is no sure fire way to deal with this issue. Just do what feels right and you will be writing again in no time!
Descriptive Sentences Assignment Sent in by WDC members
Little Scribbler   A woman walked slowly = An old woman walked by slowly, shuffling her feet in the cold snow, the bright blue coat she had wrapped tightly around her trailing along the ground behind her.
Fyn  The music began.
Into the silence crept the sound of a sole violin...wafting across the stage like a wisp of a breeze.
A woman walked slowly.
She moved with great effort as if every joint was grating on sandpaper.
A car went by.
The sky blue '63 split window Stingray strutted up the street.
The pie was sweet.
Crumbling cinnamon, oozing tart summer apples and honey, the 1st prize winner at the County Fair was every bit as sweet as her Sunday pies.
His hands were rough.
Twenty years worth of wrestling steel left him with hands every bit as strong as the steel he worked, but they looked gnarled as an ancient oak and were every bit as rough as its bark.
GREAT newsletter!
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Have you read any great action/adventure tales lately that you'd like to share with me? If so, drop me a line and send me the link!
WDC Member Feedback & Questions
andromeda Helpful. Any tips on how to make something funny and adventorous? I'm working on a story and I'm stuck!
Andromeda
larryp A very helpful newsletter for adding spice to stories and poetry, with some nice illustrations! I like that you gave the sentences for practicing using descriptive language. Thank you also for featuring my poems.
After I write a story or poem, I try to go back and add the descriptive language that helps bring the writing to life for the reader. Very good advice given in this newsletter!
Larry
likenion Once again you do a very interesting newsletter and when I have the time! I will most certainly write these situations down and send them to you. I am waiting for another excellent newsletter from you!
SHERRI GIBSON  Great newsletter, TRose! I couldn't agree with you more about making bland sentences come to life with better definition. |
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