i like writer's block much less than i like mike & ikes.
*bangs head on desk*
...that was less productive than I had hoped.
I've had bad writer's block for a while, but it's different than usual. Usually I get past it by just forcing myself to start writing anything. This time, I'm just--I'm not interested in my story ideas. When I finish a story, I'm so bored with it I don't even bother posting it, because they're all kind of variations on a theme at this point. I've always had a problem with predictability, but now it's becoming a mental block instead of a challenge. Like. I've been avoiding fandom because I'm just so goddamn frustrated with myself. Other people come up with intriguing plots and can write novel-length stories and surprise and reward their readers with their fics and I'm--just--BLARGH. I'm stuck in pretty prose and angsty boys. Like I'm doing the same paint-by-numbers stories over and over again.
I did the anonymous writing feedback meme back in January, and got some incredibly helpful feedback. A lot of very nice positive comments (thank you!), and some constructive criticism (thank you!), especially about the repetitiveness of my storylines/tone. I should really not be surprised that you guys know me better than I know me at this point.
So I want to work on stretching myself (THAT'S WHAT HE SAID), only I don't, like, know how. Help me, freakishly-talented-flist?
You can leave feedback here, or on my thread from the anonymous meme. Anonymous comments are enabled in both locations. Thank you in advance, lovelies.
...that was less productive than I had hoped.
I've had bad writer's block for a while, but it's different than usual. Usually I get past it by just forcing myself to start writing anything. This time, I'm just--I'm not interested in my story ideas. When I finish a story, I'm so bored with it I don't even bother posting it, because they're all kind of variations on a theme at this point. I've always had a problem with predictability, but now it's becoming a mental block instead of a challenge. Like. I've been avoiding fandom because I'm just so goddamn frustrated with myself. Other people come up with intriguing plots and can write novel-length stories and surprise and reward their readers with their fics and I'm--just--BLARGH. I'm stuck in pretty prose and angsty boys. Like I'm doing the same paint-by-numbers stories over and over again.
I did the anonymous writing feedback meme back in January, and got some incredibly helpful feedback. A lot of very nice positive comments (thank you!), and some constructive criticism (thank you!), especially about the repetitiveness of my storylines/tone. I should really not be surprised that you guys know me better than I know me at this point.
So I want to work on stretching myself (THAT'S WHAT HE SAID), only I don't, like, know how. Help me, freakishly-talented-flist?
- How do you break yourselves out of writing ruts?
- Are there any suggestions you have for things that I should try? An AU that brings up an issue I haven't dealt with before, an idea for a way impose an interesting structure on a story, a plotline/scene that you think I could write that is different from what I usually tackle?
- Why do you write?
You can leave feedback here, or on my thread from the anonymous meme. Anonymous comments are enabled in both locations. Thank you in advance, lovelies.