March Pico 2018, Day 5

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Here is the place to talk about your progress (or the lack of it) and share bits with us.
May the magic be with us all!

Comments

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I am getting nowhere, the Muse seems to be in Abu Dhabi, and over the weekend all I got was a few scraps :(

I want to write, I just don't seem to have the words...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

*pat, pat* Don't give up! The words will come, I'm sure about that!

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I'll keep trying to find the Muse, I will...

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Have you tried the blank paper exercise ?

Sometimes works for me.

You just put words on paper - they don't have to fit anything - you can just write things like:

He stopped swimming.

Lucy cried when her dress was torn.

I hate frogs.

Or, in another variant, you can put character names in:

Illya glanced up

Napoleon sat down

Spock left the table

And then you just ask why? Did Illya glance up because he heard a noise, saw Napoleon coming into the room, the lights flickered? Then you write that.

Illya glanced up, the lights were flickering

Then you ask why again.

Both methods often lead to gibberish, but if you keep repeating it, something may ignite.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try something today... anything other than excuses :(

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Good for you :0)

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Boy, I know that feeling. *hugs*

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Maybe I need chocolate :)

Maybe my characters need it too...

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Mmm, chocolate... There is nothing that it can't fix.

[vysila.livejournal.com]

That's a frustrating feeling, but the words are there, just waiting to flow when the time is right. Maybe you just need to let the well fill a little bit more.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I know! I thought of something at two last night, do you think I can remember it?

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Frustrating! Maybe switch to something completely different from fic for a while? Journaling, poetry, whatever. It doesn't have to be good, just something to change your mindset.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I may just scribble some random thoughts today and see what happens....