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[lightofdaye]

One doesn't like to make too many posts about it because they become repetitive and even less interesting than their already low starting point.

But dang my 'muse' will not cooperate. Even when you've just written something and want to ride that high. Even after a short thing like the double drabble I did and then zip. Nothing happening.

Then there's that annoying dichotomy of 'don't want to force it' but also 'sometimes you have to so sit down and make yourself practise writing'.


As always hope everyone is doing well and staying as safe as they can.

Comments

[sportivetricks]

It REALLY sucks to want to write and not be able. It's not something I can make myself do. Some people get into it once they get started. That's true for me for a lot of stuff (cooking, cleaning, sewing, tedious work assignments, etc.), but with writing, I really have to be feeling it to get anywhere at all. And it seems there's no forcing that feeling.

But we all work in different ways, and if you think you might get somewhere by making yourself write, maybe just aim for 100 words of whatever and see if it sparks anything? Not much waste if it doesn't.

Sorry, this is not exactly a good example of cheerleading, is it? :\

[torino10154]

One thing that works for me (most of the time LOL) is these ones I do *for* people. My motivation is higher than even when it's a fest fic which I know I can drop if I must. Disappointing you or whomever really does help me work my way through something. And occasionally I can ride it out into a couple more things. But overall, yeah, I do hear you and can totally relate.

[writcraft]

Ugh, I struggle with this too particularly lately so I hear you. I've had fic 'feels' but when I try to write it's just...nothing.

Like you I'm not sure if I force writing I'm ever that productive but I've tried various tricks over the years when I'm blocked, from listening to music that gives me shippy vibes, watching fanvids, reading other fic, 'freewriting' where I just sit and write whatever comes to mind as a kind of writing limbering up and so on. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't! Very unhelpful comment I realise, LOL.