Jump Over a Writer's Block
Having promised to write about Writer's Block weekly, I think I've fallen down on the job. I wasn't blocked, honest! If you aren't completely blocked, write the parts you know first.Then jump ahead in your story or novel and write a scene you know will take place. You might even write the ending. There's no rule that says your writing must be linear. I often have the climax scene in mind before I start a piece of fiction.
If you're writing non-fiction, write a chapter or section that you already know how to handle. Again, nothing dictates in what order you write a book or an article or essay. At the end, you can rearrange parts to make it flow smoothly. Sometimes I just get it all down on paper, labeling the sections A, B, C etc., then put those parts where they seem to fit and finally write transitions between.
Have you tried jumping your block? Does this method work for you?
Labels: Creativity, writer's block
posted by Georganna Hancock M.S. | 8:07 AM
3 Comments:
I do it all the time, actually, especially with a story I'm working on now. I always find it helpful to write something, anything I can, then come back later and delete or modify.
It gives me hope!
I do that too. Sometimes I write a scene I'll not use, just to get something figured out. A conversation, an act, something that the character does to help me figure them--and the reason for the block--better.
I get more apathy than blockage. Sometimes my gumption level is not even registering on the Give-A-Crap meter.
Starting my blog pushed me past one kind of block. For weeks, perhaps months, I kept "rewriting" the same ten pages. On the blog, then, I decided to post "raw fiction" five days a week. Now I have hundreds of pages to rewrite--and the blog's on-going demands. Another writer could surely get further, writing less and better. Still, performing for an audience, without my usual stifling vanity has exhilarated me.
Post a Comment
<< Home