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[michael1812]

Still haven't written a single word (I liked). I hate it and I hate myself.

I just can't seem to introduce this new character...

I should really stop playing Syberia and get back to work, but it seems my muse has gone on vacation and didn't say when she'll be coming back...

Maybe all I need is the right music. Not even watching the show itself helped

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[michael1812]

More writing advice. I love those things. Thanks. Io9.com had some great articles on writing (short) stories which were pretty interesting to read. I'll try and dig them up next time.

I was thinking today and suddenly it hit me, like all good references do. D'you know what I feel like?

Do you remember that scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? In the movie?

It's a scene which changed the character of Dumbledore completely in my mind, not completely, but it showed me a new angle of him I hadn't seen before.

Harry goes to Dumbledore's Headmaster's Room and I think it's after he's been pulled out of the memory, Dumbledore sits down and cries out how frustrating it is what he's been trying to work out (Voldemort's intentions and plan). He says:

"Every time I think I'm close it slips away. It's maddening."

My thoughts exactly.

But the thing is, I've felt this every time it got tough. And it's not like I can just retrace my steps and see what I did last time which got me through it. Every chapter is unique. Every chapter is a new maze to solve and the exits keep changing.

Sometimes they're easy. Sometimes you get lost and you wonder if you'll ever get out of this...

I have lines and bits and pieces of things I want to remember written down, but not actual pieces of the story. I write with the flow of the story and go where it takes me. I plan ahead, but I don't write ahead. I either fix it on the spot or I don't.

There are a few stories that I've given up on like this, but I refuse to give up on this story! It's better! It's so close to ending I can taste it!

[nebari_rebel]

"Every time I think I'm close it slips away. It's maddening."

My thoughts exactly.

*nods* It is like that...just there, and then not. In my head even, and when I go to type or write, it's gone. Intangible.

When I get stuck like this I often have to go back and look at other stories I've written and remind myself that yes, I can finish and post something. And this will be no different. It will be done. Eventually. But I want it done yesterday! There are other things I want to write and I feel like I can't until I finish this.

[michael1812]

Exactly.

[michael1812]

This is one interesting article I'm finding some inspiration in right now. It's really helping.

http://kayedacus.com/2009/03/19/writing-descriptions-make-setting-a-character/