Do you ever have no ideas?
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Re: Do you ever have no ideas?
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What I do when that happens is I mostly try to do something else. Most of the time, I either watch TV or read a book. Also, I have a lot of manuscripts that I work on but that are not finished. Sometimes, I go back and I begin to read one from the beginning, and that gives me the little push I needed to finally be able to write!
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When this fails I often read other people's work to get my creativity flowing. I have to admit I will often look at fanfiction as there are many amazing writers who use this genre and there are some really creative storylines out there. Usually, this will help me to come up with my own ideas and I can get started again!
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Anyways, if I still can't write anything, I lower my standards even more, and more, and more. Sometimes, this leads me to write nonsensical gibberish, but it gets me started. Eventually, as I continue writing the gibberish, it starts to reconstitute itself into something coherent.
Other times, when I want something to write, I will throw darts at a mental dartboard that is filled with topics. After hitting a few topics, I'll try writing about the connections between the objects or ideas. I think that it builds my ability to find associations which is a useful tool for writing descriptions of things.
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I don't know why but it seems to iron out the knots in my brain.
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But not knowing what to write is a whole other problem. Word vomits never work out, it's a pain to sift through and it's so bland I couldn't be bothered to read it. Usually I go edit my previous chapters, sometimes endlessly. Or a more productive solution, I read up on the type of voice I'm going for then specifically imagine the words I'm going to use rather than the actual scene. I find it helps a lot to start with a character's narrative quip!
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