janeybird37

for me, it's a simple as going to the nearest mall or place where there are a lot of people, and people watching! I sometimes just sit and watch and pick out a particular interesting person. Then I wonder, what is their life like? What is there home like? Do they work each day, is their homelife good or bad? Are they happy with who they are?

It usually gets the ball rolling, for me anyway!

good luck,
Janie~

Kimba

I write main crime fiction and usually watch the news for inspiration. I mean, how can one NOT be inspired by the recent tsumanis in southeast Asia???

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Raith

depression kind of makes me write! but thats not a good enough reason, when i finish watching a movie or finish a video game or whatnot, the ideas easily fill into the gap of my block.

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Kelvin07

I'm always on writers block when I want to write. When I am, which I was, working with someone, coauthoring, I am no on writers block.

Raith

i think thats just a natural thing. writers block prevents us from overloading?

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Kimba

That would make sense ....

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Queasy Dillo

Writer's block is partially the reason that I have so many projects going.

The way I figure it, if I get burned out writing one of the general fiction projects, I can just as easily transition over to the western or the military fiction one.

You'd be surprised how well that works.

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Raith

i have a lot of unfinished stories due to writers block. after the block, i lose interest and i start another subject. ;[

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Kez Ramsey

I seem to get seasonal bouts of writer's block. Especially during the holidays - I mean I write the most during school instead when I have free time. It's a little infuriating sometimes. Generally, I just have to accept that I've somehow angered the muses and stop trying to pound out something. Most of the time, as soon as I do that - I'll have a really inspiring dream or something and everything will get back on track.

Conversely, I have a lot of unfinished stories because I *think* too much about them . . . which sometimes leads to writer's block.

Oi.

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Raith

i think what youre giving is a valid point Kez, i do more writing in school than my free time.. i havent noticed that until now!

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Ilan Bouchard

I do my best writing when I'm quite tired and I can't keep my mind on more than one topic at once, otherwise I get distracted from my writing.

The downside of that is I usually can't write for long periods of time, because I'm too tired. Also, I usually don't get to write except on weekends because I need the sleep during weekdays.

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lisajane

I do more writing in school than free time as well. I've written only a chapter to my novel and two short pieces of this summer. It takes me weeks sometimes even thinking and building a short story inside my head before I actually write it.

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Scratches

Damn it, Mia stole exactly what I was going to say. Although I would have put it in milder terms, being sheepish me.

It's true though; what I thought was writer's block was merely an unwillingness to push myself. It's hard to get the ball rolling but you have to keep trying. Write about anything and everything, even if the results are tightly wound nothings about how much you hate Writer's Block. Eventually something clicks and the lights go on and you're finally typing. Or writing. Or talking into a dictaphone, hell, I don't know

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Novicewriter

I do what janeybird37 does. I sit at the mall and watch people...thinking what their lives must be like. All the books i've read suggest you look in the newspaper b/c there are dozens of true stories you could turn into a novel.

For me though, just sitting and watching people is interesting. For example... are they happy? sad? financially stable? Are they a closet drunk? ect... Makes for good reading and writing

Novicewriter

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CrimsonMoon

I found a solution for when I am suffering from writer's block. I simply set my alarm for some god-awful hour of the morning, drag myself out of bed and start typing away. Generally the ideas start flowing faster than my brain can keep up.

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