tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post115705387604682369..comments2023-06-13T09:21:19.675-04:00Comments on April's Space: I'm Trying, Really I Am...Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717015172454528486noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157327032226207992006-09-03T19:43:00.000-04:002006-09-03T19:43:00.000-04:00Hang in there! I know exactly how you feel. It'l...Hang in there! I know exactly how you feel. It'll get better. Maybe not easier... but better.Teresa Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000600005136863441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157246344615260842006-09-02T21:19:00.000-04:002006-09-02T21:19:00.000-04:00I put the story aside for a little and revisit oth...I put the story aside for a little and revisit other projects. Or I simply skip a chapter and keep going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157146143819894102006-09-01T17:29:00.000-04:002006-09-01T17:29:00.000-04:00That's funny. I'm actually a functioning writer t...That's funny. I'm actually a functioning writer this week, after a two-week hump. How did I deal with it? I did nothing. Probably not the best strategy, so ignore me.Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695446797630499324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157129790735568402006-09-01T12:56:00.000-04:002006-09-01T12:56:00.000-04:00Hey! Stop worrying! WRITE! Cause no matter how ...Hey! Stop worrying! WRITE! Cause no matter how thoroughly you sit and think it all out - I'd be willing to bet you'd still find something afterwards that needs to be in there. So if your stuck on a certain spot - do as Stephanie suggested - I do it too - I have other scenes just waiting to get put down and I write those. Yeah they probably are going to need to be tweaked afterwards because other things will happen changing things but for now... you'll be writing and getting out of that muck!<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!<BR/>ColeCole Reisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017101938082651422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157129137653112292006-09-01T12:45:00.000-04:002006-09-01T12:45:00.000-04:00I LOVE Coldplay :) I second guess myself all the t...I LOVE Coldplay :) <BR/><BR/>I second guess myself all the time. But... IMO the best thing is to write through it. You can work with crap, but not a blank page. I know, I say that a lot!Shelli Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655090278459446392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157126310129727922006-09-01T11:58:00.000-04:002006-09-01T11:58:00.000-04:00I've learned to stop and think about my characters...I've learned to stop and think about my characters.. close my eyes and make sure I am really in their shoes. Do a quick check on my plot, and if I still can't write, jump ahead and write a short scene I know I'll need to write later, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Remember: you can always go back and add in story linkages or character revelations. Just write.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757619254031529216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157126204862600082006-09-01T11:56:00.000-04:002006-09-01T11:56:00.000-04:00If I can't make my way past a plot point, inevitab...If I can't make my way past a plot point, inevitably it means that I'm off track somewhere. If I can unravel what's wrong, I can go full-steam ahead. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157120864054531672006-09-01T10:27:00.000-04:002006-09-01T10:27:00.000-04:00I've had a hard time too, this week. Now that I t...I've had a hard time too, this week. Now that I think back on it, I've done other writing stuff - editing, rereading, revising, etc. but no writing. So how weird is that! We're all having a hard time.<BR/><BR/>I say walk away from the computer for a couple of nights, relax and it'll probably come back. I can't force myself - it makes me MORE frustrated. :)Karen Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524180785810385237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1157095294379462052006-09-01T03:21:00.000-04:002006-09-01T03:21:00.000-04:00What do I do? How do you deal with feeling unsure ...<I>What do I do? How do you deal with feeling unsure of your own writing?</I> I am going through this exact thing right now. I hate my current wip. I'm 1/3 finished and it blows because I know I need to scrape what I have and start over. Good luck.Emma Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920150582273774491noreply@blogger.com