i'm stuck

Philippines
August 16, 2012 1:22pm CST
well it's been months since the book is over due... why? well i stop writing? why it seems that i find it hard... hard eh... i have everything figured out till the last three or five chapters. so if i know what will happened to the characters before the the last three to five why is it that writing is still hard? i love to write but suddenly due to my photography work i was too drawn that when i start touching the keys it seems boring... it's like i don't have inspiration left to continue. i tried to date well i end up having a new boy friend... so did it give me a burning desire to write again? no. so then again i am back to square one... i lost interest on writing... now i am really stuck. can anybody tell me some ideas how to get yourself up and going again?
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• United States
16 Aug 12
Whatever you do, don't give up! Quite a few writers go through this, so do some research on the subject with your favorite search engine. You'll see what other writers do to motivate themselves, and some of them even get writing coaches. Stephen King has a book on writing which might be worth your time to buy. It's highly recommended from writers. Get your boyfriend to do some motivational coaching for you..get him busy! Whatever you do, keep on going even if it seems stupid and what you write is boring...don't stop. I feel so bad for you because so many people go through this and you're not the only one. It's not that uncommon. And you've come so far in your book. No writers have it easy...you just need to keep committed and not give up on yourself. Just do a little everyday, maybe 10-20 minutes, especially when you feel bored. It might just get you going again. I would really just hate it if you gave up on this because you're so close to finishing.
• United States
17 Aug 12
Great answer! Keep trying and keep writing. Write silly things or serious things anything will do! A spark can start from any where but if you stop then it will never spark.
• United States
16 Aug 12
Maybe all of this is trying to tell you to take a break from your writing. Maybe you need some time away and later inspiration will come. I am not writing a book but I do write for a number of blogs and sometimes I just have to let them be. Eventually a flash of inspiration comes to me and I find myself writing with passion again. Life's new interests such as a new friend, or a new hobby can also bring new inspirational ideas for your writing. Thanks for the post- it is an interesting one for sure for discussion.
• Philippines
16 Aug 12
i have been stuck for months... like months! and still i am not writing a new chapter... like i said i know what will happened to the characters and the unfolding of the story but i just don't want to write... meaning i lost my interest. and now i am freaking out... i am four months over due. four long months. T_T
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
16 Aug 12
Sometimes our writing can come to a halt like this. Its called writer's block! I hope that you can break through it and write what you need to. Writer's block can be very frustrating.