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Mercedes Lackey writes a lot about writer's block on Quora. Her position is that there's no such thing as writer's block, what people do is write themselves int
by vinceguidry 10y ago
Mercedes Lackey writes a lot about writer's block on Quora. Her position is that there's no such thing as writer's block, what people do is write themselves into a corner and their subconscious won't let them proceed with the story because every available path is silly or stupid.
The cure is to go back to the drawing board and figure out where you screwed the story up. The way forward could be as simple as introducing another character or as difficult as re-outlining the current story arc.
- 6stringmerc 10y agoHuh, that's an absolutely brilliant way of describing it. I actually have an example of EXACTLY THAT challenge and solution. My screenwriting goes in spurts. 7-10 pages a day for a few days, then rest for a day or two, maybe a week. I hit a wall in the screenplay I was basing on Enron + Robin Hood. Just around the Act I to Act II turn. After two weeks, I got a print out of the last 10 pages, a pen and some highlighters for color coding, and figure out what was wrong. A couple sections in the wrong places. A dangling paragraph or thought. One afternoon, about 2 hours, and then it all felt right again. Went back to the routine and got it wrapped up.
- pitt1980 10y agohmm, I wonder if that doesn't explain the lack of a new GoTs book that GRRM doesn't really like his options from where he is in the story