Fighting Writer's Block

26 letters have to somehow form a story.
@akalinus (40322)
United States
March 11, 2016 6:46pm CST
Lately, I have had writer's block. It's not just that I could not find something to write about but I was not really interested. I just felt blah and knew I could never again write a sentence that anyone would care about. Two solutions are all I needed to get myself going forward again. The first is talking to my best friend. We always end up telling each other outrageous stories. One of us starts by saying, "Do you remember the time when we ...? Then we just keep it going by adding details until we are laughing hysterically. The other thing is daydreaming. I always got in trouble doing it in school but it is great for coming up with a writing topic. How do you combat writer's block?
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@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
12 Mar 16
I don't honestly ever have it. I just free flow writing. It may not be any good and may require editing, but I never stuck for something to write.
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@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
That is good. Sometimes, I have days like that. Then there are days when my photo is sideways.
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@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
I forgot about free flow writing. I had to do it for English classes. My teachers called it stream of consciousness writing. It can get pretty weird because you just write for a period of time without worrying about content, spelling/errors, or grammar. I will try that. I used to come up with some strange ideas. Thanks for reminding me.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
12 Mar 16
l have permanent writers block so l do outsource lol.l have several websites so it`s hard keeping up,instead of writers block l do get writers overblock. Glad you have overcome your block.
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@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
What kind of websites do you have? Do you need writers to help? I have written for websites before.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
12 Mar 16
@akalinus l have a beauty website and a work from home website.Will let you know if l need a writer because l always do.
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@dodo19 (47034)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
12 Mar 16
It's not always easy to deal with. Sometimes I find that I just need some time away from writing and such. It does help me with writer's block.
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@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
I know the feeling. I have not done a lot of writing lately.
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@Shavkat (136864)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
I just walk from home to the town proper. Along the way, I can pick something to write about.
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@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
That is one way of doing it, I guess. I walked around our area for an hour yesterday just looking for an idea. I could not take photos because it was so bright I could not see the phone.
• United States
12 Mar 16
i'm glad that'cha got o'er that hump, hon. fer myself, i tend to jest take't 's a sign that i need to do me some livin' :D , so memories're not only made but recalled.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
12 Mar 16
I can understand well ... sometimes, I will sit, think about what affects me most in life, write.
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@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
Some stuff is just too painful to me to write about for an audience.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
12 Mar 16
@akalinus Yes, I understand painful. I write my pain, grief ...
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@LadyDuck (454854)
• Switzerland
12 Mar 16
Doing something different. I stop writing, I go away from my computer and I look around the house and in my garden.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Mar 16
One way is looking at old pictures on my computer. There's usually a story associated with each. But I'm pretty "easy." Your keyboard photo reminded me that I want to do a post about which letters are wearing away on my keyboard, and why.
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
12 Mar 16
I just wait, right now I am facing a case of the blahs myself. and I am just waiting for them to pass.
@akalinus (40322)
• United States
12 Mar 16
Well do you remember the time when we were in the Civil War together? I forget which one of us were in the South and which one in the north. I had to make fires to cook on and you had to find meat. Otherwise, we would have starved. lololol
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
12 Mar 16
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@Oishi24 (47)
• Kolkata, India
12 Mar 16
For me, it's when I get interested in something new, I feel the urge to write come bsvk and when that happens, my will to finish previous projects comes back too.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
15 Mar 16
I sometimes keep a mental list or even a tangible list of thoughts or impressions that I store away for a point when I have more time to write or think about them. When I want to write, the list is waiting for me.
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