Comments on: How to Remove Fiction-Writing Roadblocks

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:33:02 +0000

I love the Olin Miller quote. I've been experiencing that same thing over the past few days, making a task more difficult just by putting it off. I used to neglect my writing projects in favor of organizing too. In fact, I would not sit down and write unless everything was clean and tidy in my surroundings. About two years ago, I start making an effort to be less organized and it definitely has helped. Creative clutter turned out to be a good thing! Melissa Donovan's last blog post..Improve Your Writing: Get Feedback

By: Eric E.

Eric E. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:08:17 +0000

I am not one to correct other people, but I procrastinate about getting something done more than anyone I know, and guess what… it will bite u in the butt so hard. I tell people not to wait till the last second and then do it myself.

By: Jena Isle

Jena Isle — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:27:05 +0000

This is a very well written post and I find the entries true. Aside from those you mentioned, I find difficulty in writing conversations in my stories because English is my second language. But I love writing and I have many ideas and thoughts to write down in paper so to learn more, I read a lot to hone this area in which I am weak at. Thanks for sharing. Jena Isle's last blog post..CHAPTER 2 - UMMA AYAM SINSANA (WHERE ARE YOU NOW?)

By: steph

steph — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:07:57 +0000

PS. I think being an editor for years has stifled my creativity as far as fiction writing goes. So my solution is to stop being so comfortable editing other works and start forcing myself to write my own.

By: steph

steph — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:06:21 +0000

Wow. I really related to this! I too posted about it recently, so it’s good to read this so soon after. It’s not just me! I’m planning on picking a specific block of time I’m allowed to read my favourite blogs, but as far as fiction writing goes, my first step was taking the courage to do the “once upon a bloggy night” challenge. And now, without confidence but after remembering the thrill of writing fiction, I’ve joined Men with Pens’ creative-writing role playing game. I’m scared, but I’m hoping it will get me past my 12-yr block!! I just have to force myself to face my fears of failure and of writing something terrible.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:42:33 +0000

Sleeping isn’t my problem, but faffing round doing other things definitely are, whether on the net or round the house.

There is a certain amount of writing-related list-making I do need to do though, and don’t – outlines and character sheets being the main ones.

So I make a list of what needs done, and stare at it a while… and eventually I revise the list with more important things, and stare at that too. I think making lists of what lists I need to be making is possibly my downfall!

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By: Amanda Kendle

Amanda Kendle — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:59:24 +0000

Mm, planning my way around obstacles sounds like something I need to try harder to do. I have a list of fiction writing obstacles long enough to write a book, if only I could get the obstacles out of the way … ha.

Seriously, my most constant obstacles are doing other writing instead (the kind I get paid for – because I want to be able to pay the mortgage), getting sidetracked by other people’s writing (be it blogs or novels or pretty much anything), and a general kind of undiagnosed procrastination – time just somehow disappears, like poof! it’s 9pm already and the day didn’t seem to have enough hours.

Having said that, I’m gradually getting better … I reckon at 80 years old I’ll be able to sit down and write any time I want. Then I’ll go blind and not be able to anyway.

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