First
of all, hi. My name is Emilie Graye, and I'm a published author. I'm
being forced to say that I'm twelve (hi, Patricia) instead of almost
thirteen. I've written one book and I'm working on my second one. And
I'm here to help.
I don't know what you've
experienced, but sometimes it feels like for me like you're forcing
yourself to write your novels or like you're pushing it out of your
brain. Like it's a struggle to write something you think you love? Is that a familiar feeling? Because if it is, then you've walked into Writer's Block.
Writer's Block has lots of names. I like calling it Bill. (yeah, I
know… blame my friend. She made it up.) But anyway, Writer's Block, or
WB, (no, not Warner Brothers XD) is really annoying at times. But as I
always like to say, "Writer's Block is not when you can say nothing, but
when you have nothing to say." But it's true. If you can't write, that
probably means you don't have anything worthwhile to say, and if you
force yourself, your material will turn out trashy and worthless.
So, I bet you're like "okay, this is all fine and dandy, but how the
heck am I supposed to fix this? I mean, are you saying I have to wait
till my inspiration comes back?"
Actually, no.
Well, actually, that's not exactly true. But here are a couple ideas
(that––don't hate me––involve waiting) that may help you get back into
writing that you actually enjoy.
1.
If you start feeling a struggle, sit back, delete EVERYTHING you wrote
in that sitting, and walk away. Trust me, one rotten apple ruins the
bunch, or however that goes… But really, if one section is bad, then
everything else looks weird. So just walk away. And then just wait. (ACK
DON'T CHOKE ME, IM HERE TO HELP YOU) If you just wait, you'll start to
realize ideas and ways to improve any trashy writing. It really helps to
be patient.
2. BUT if you don't
feel like waiting, you can just go upstairs to your room, outside under a
shady tree, but if it's blizzarding outside or a giant tiger is ripping
your mom's flowers apart trying to get through the window and you don't
really feel like going outside, run really fast into your car and go to
a coffee shop. (HINT: being chased by a hungry tiger also boosts
inspiration. *shrugs*) Then pull out Lord of the Rings, Percy Jackson,
or any book you enjoy and read. Read, read, read. School reading works
too, but I mean, heh, who wants to read school? I mean, seriously,
people…
3. Take a walk and act
out your story. If you act it out (trust me, it's hilariously fun) you
find yourself drifting off the beaten path because you're thinking "hey,
if I'm acting this must be a movie, and movies are never accurate!" and
you get all these crazy ideas you can work with.
4.
Ask a friend that also writes for help. I have a friend named Icky
(that's her nickname, jussayin) and she's like a genius. She's
published, and helped me publish as well. (if you comment I can give you
a link to my author page on Amazon) But anyway, enough of Icky's
awesomeness and more like my example. She helped me with ideas and story
names and stuff like that, and seriously, I am not lying, it really,
really helps.
5. AND NUMBA FIVE!
(though inspiration-regaining ideas will be endless if you have an
imagination) Just ask a parent. I'm not saying that you're little kids
who need parental supervision, but seriously, all the adults have
awesome ideas. You find yourself thinking, "okay, wow… where were you
all my author life?" and then you find yourself with enough material for
like five books.
Now this is all off personal experiences, so I've pretty much proved this stuff works. :P Have fun writing!
- Emilie Graye <3
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