Grrr....writer's block
I have writers block on both "series" I'm working on. I've been struggling on my mysteries for some time now - I was able to write my one published story in large part because it was originally written as a space adventure story and all I did was de-sci-fi it. Somehow fiction set in reality keeps losing its fun, no matter how much I try to get in the mood with Simon and Simon, Magnum PI, or The Rockford Files. -_- (And why haven't they released the other seasons of Simon and Simon, anyway? double -_-)
And now, my fantasy world building seems to have stalled out, too. It's as though someone is turning my story ideas on and off like a light, and it's really annoying. Until I started taking writing seriously, I was an endless font of story ideas (some crappy, of course) and wrote all the time. I suppose the moral of that story is to stop taking writing seriously and just do it. Easier said than done. *sigh* It's either that or the fact that I got more exercise then - would going out and playing every day get my brain and imagination flowing again? I suppose it couldn't hurt.
And, yes, I know, the standard cure for writer's block is to write, but I think those who give that as a cure assume that something more than "blah, blah, blahdy blah" will come out. And it isn't as though I'm not blogging or posting on message boards - it's just that my ability to tell stories has crashed. -_- Apparently, I need to be rebooted. Or maybe that's just booted.
And now, my fantasy world building seems to have stalled out, too. It's as though someone is turning my story ideas on and off like a light, and it's really annoying. Until I started taking writing seriously, I was an endless font of story ideas (some crappy, of course) and wrote all the time. I suppose the moral of that story is to stop taking writing seriously and just do it. Easier said than done. *sigh* It's either that or the fact that I got more exercise then - would going out and playing every day get my brain and imagination flowing again? I suppose it couldn't hurt.
And, yes, I know, the standard cure for writer's block is to write, but I think those who give that as a cure assume that something more than "blah, blah, blahdy blah" will come out. And it isn't as though I'm not blogging or posting on message boards - it's just that my ability to tell stories has crashed. -_- Apparently, I need to be rebooted. Or maybe that's just booted.