I got some work done on my book this morning!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (157787)
Walnut Creek, California
July 5, 2022 12:36pm CST
I should draw up a contact with myself. If I worked on my book as much a I do writing posts on MyLot, said book would be done in a few months.
This morning I did a post about a jerk driver who bothered me slightly a couple of days ago.
After I did that post, I wrote the same number of paragraphs in my book.
That's what I have to keep doing.
Sometimes I feel "uninspired" when it comes to the book I'm writing. But I have noticed over the years that the quality of writing does not change depending on how "inspired" I felt then I was doing the writing.
I just have to keep on plugging.
How do you deal with "writer's block" when it affects you?
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@DaddyEvil (88283)
• United States
5 Jul
I guess I missed seeing an earlier discussion from you. I'll look and see if I can find it.
I'm glad you got some work done on your book. (Talking with us is a lot more fun than talking to your book. 
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There's a reason I don't have as many discussions posted as you do.
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There's a reason I don't have as many discussions posted as you do.6 people like this
@DaddyEvil (88283)
• United States
5 Jul
@TheHorse I can't think of interesting things to talk about.
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@TheHorse (157787)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul
@DaddyEvil I think anything CAN be interesting.
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@lovebuglena (36651)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Jul
Did you set a deadline for your book? Maybe if you did that you'd work on it more.
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@TheHorse (157787)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Jul
@lovebuglena Do you have to write more poems? I have not written any new poems (except Haiku on MyLot) in years.
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@lovebuglena (36651)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul
@TheHorse I never really set deadlines for my books. Maybe that's why a few of my poetry books that I started are not being worked on.
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@Deepizzaguy (69649)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Jul
I like to write stories about news events that happen on the Microsoft news as well as sports stories like an opinion piece on a journal.
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@ihasaquestion (8323)
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5 Jul
I am not a writer, so I can't relate. But I would think, you should try to sit near a place with a scenery or some sort, and try to get the inspiration you seek.
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@xander6464 (35514)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Jul
How do you deal with "writer's block" when it affects you?
-----I firmly tell it, "I DO NOT CONSENT." And it persists, anyway. I suspect that others have the same problem and that's why liquor stores and pot dispensaries always do so well.
@xander6464 (35514)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Jul
should draw up a contact with myself. If I worked on my book as much a I do writing posts on MyLot, said book would be done in a few months.
--------------------Just make sure you get a good Agent and Lawyer. Otherwise, you run the risk of talking yourself into a contract you really won't want to be in.
@wolfgirl569 (58534)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Jul
Glad you worked on the book. When I cant think of something I write a post here about it 
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@RasmaSandra (56393)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Jul
Good for you and glad you got more done on your book. Since I started jotting down notes about things that come to mind and what I want to write about I have not had any writer's block in a long time. Usually, I have so many ideas roaming in my head that I don't even know where to begin, What can I say? Writing is my life,
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@LindaOHio (99898)
• United States
5 Jul
I take a break when writer's block hits. Then when I feel inspired again, the words just flow non-stop.
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