forum How to quit writer's block?
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@ShadeStar

You could start small. Create a character. A world. Just think through some dialogue. Just don't sit there saying I can't write. Instead let your hands type up some stuff.

@yeetus

Leave it for awhile, look at other people's stuff then come back
(I'm in that period of leave it for awhile)

@ThatBackgroundSlytherin

Okay I have some sucky advice you're not gonna like

Writer's block is a thing we force upon ourselves because we think our writing is not good enough. In other words, you're procrastinating. Writer's do this because we're afraid of judgement and that we aren't going to be the next Rowling. News Flash: Even she has her problems. There is literally nothing holding you back from just writing summaries of important scenes or experimenting with ideas (I'm saying this with the mindset that you've already started writing and have a good idea of what you want the plot to be. If not, those things take time and determination. I believe in you though!). If you're busy, then you gotta decide what your priorities are. If writing is one of them, then scheduling your writing time is very helpful. It can just be for 10 to 20 minutes if that's all you can give! And if you only write ten words, and five of those are bad, at least you got five good words out of the process!

If you're struggling with judgement in writing,

Don't reread what you write the first time. Let it sit and simmer for awhile. If you look at it right away, you'll start nitpicking by nature. Keep in mind that it's the first draft and that it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to exist. Don't let people read your first draft. That's for your eyes only. Also, another reason you may think your writing is bad is because

  1. You wrote it

  2. You've read it 800,000,000,000,000,000 times

I guarantee you no one else thinks it's bad.

As for getting back into the swing of it,

Look over some of your characters again! Imagine them in different genres and situations. Place them in a Hogwarts House and think about them in different magic scenarios. This'll help you get to know them better.

Aesthetic is always helpful. Decide what colors are most prominent in what you imagine your world to be like, and for your characters as well. Does your world have only three or four main colors that stick out? Or is it a vibrant parade!

If you're waiting for inspiration,

you're not gonna like this, but you don't need inspiration to write. You just gotta do it. You don't even need detail when you first write a scene. Come back to it later and then fill in detail. If you wait for inspiration to come, you'll be waiting a good long time. Inspiration is like finding the Golden Ticket in your chocolate bar. It may be the best thing you've ever gotten, but it's only happens a few times, and sometimes you just gotta settle for the chocolate bar, which isn't bad just not what you wanted.

Just keep pushing yourself to write even if you feel drained of inspiration and your story sucks. I can assure you, it doesn't.

Hope this helped!

@Sugar-Lover

Okay I have some sucky advice you're not gonna like

Writer's block is a thing we force upon ourselves because we think our writing is not good enough. In other words, you're procrastinating. Writer's do this because we're afraid of judgement and that we aren't going to be the next Rowling. News Flash: Even she has her problems. There is literally nothing holding you back from just writing summaries of important scenes or experimenting with ideas (I'm saying this with the mindset that you've already started writing and have a good idea of what you want the plot to be. If not, those things take time and determination. I believe in you though!). If you're busy, then you gotta decide what your priorities are. If writing is one of them, then scheduling your writing time is very helpful. It can just be for 10 to 20 minutes if that's all you can give! And if you only write ten words, and five of those are bad, at least you got five good words out of the process!

If you're struggling with judgement in writing,

Don't reread what you write the first time. Let it sit and simmer for awhile. If you look at it right away, you'll start nitpicking by nature. Keep in mind that it's the first draft and that it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to exist. Don't let people read your first draft. That's for your eyes only. Also, another reason you may think your writing is bad is because

  1. You wrote it

  2. You've read it 800,000,000,000,000,000 times

I guarantee you no one else thinks it's bad.

As for getting back into the swing of it,

Look over some of your characters again! Imagine them in different genres and situations. Place them in a Hogwarts House and think about them in different magic scenarios. This'll help you get to know them better.

Aesthetic is always helpful. Decide what colors are most prominent in what you imagine your world to be like, and for your characters as well. Does your world have only three or four main colors that stick out? Or is it a vibrant parade!

If you're waiting for inspiration,

you're not gonna like this, but you don't need inspiration to write. You just gotta do it. You don't even need detail when you first write a scene. Come back to it later and then fill in detail. If you wait for inspiration to come, you'll be waiting a good long time. Inspiration is like finding the Golden Ticket in your chocolate bar. It may be the best thing you've ever gotten, but it's only happens a few times, and sometimes you just gotta settle for the chocolate bar, which isn't bad just not what you wanted.

Just keep pushing yourself to write even if you feel drained of inspiration and your story sucks. I can assure you, it doesn't.

Hope this helped!

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