Monday, June 25, 2012
Writer's Block
I have had Writer's block since 2008 on one novel. I had hoped to work on it during my recent vacation and only outlined part of the story. then, I never got around to working on it. I never did...
I keep trying to goose myself into working on this story but always get stopped my what I preceive as the shear magnitude of the task. I suppose if I simply break the job down into little segments, then I would have an easier time of it. Alas, even the simplest little segments to write are hard. What was that statement:
"In war, all things are simple but even the simplest things are hard."
[or words to this effect]
I remember being told about a simple technique for starting writing. That is, to start write mindlessly and hopefully, this would lead into creative writing. By writing "mindlessly", I mean writing the same sentences over and over until I find myself in the mood to begin writing creatively. I am referring to the sentgences we had to type up and send as test tapes when I was a Navy teletype operator:
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG'S BACK 1234567890 TIMES.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY.
