catieluvscows opened this issue on Apr 06, 2004 ยท 7 posts
catieluvscows posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 8:34 AM
I'm looking for requests for stories so that maybe i can get out of my rut. every time i write a story i get into a creative slump and can't get myself out for several weeks sometimes it even takes months so someone please SAVE MEE!
dialyn posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 10:10 AM
Attached Link: Writer's Challenge for April 2004
That might stir some ideas. Or take a cruise through the galleries and think about what stories could be behind the graphics. Or take two graphics at random and try to think of a story that would tie the two together. One thing leads to another.
dialyn posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 10:11 AM
Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=12436&Form.ShowMessage=1735132
Another idea at this thread.
tjames posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 1:41 PM
It's important to read. Read somethings you normally don't: If you normally read Sci-fi, read a detective story for example. You'ld be surprised how cross-circuiting your thought process helps you come up with new ideas. Join a writers group...heh heh. Don't read non-fiction. Don't watch TV. I think reading stimulates the brain where watching TV turns it to mush...(Sound of Road Runner catoons in background) I have a four-year old.
dialyn posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 2:53 PM
I like the blank space you gave to start writing on. ;) I agree with almost everything except not reading non-fiction. Sometimes a news story or historical event or biography or just about any non-fiction can give a seed idea for a story. I don't mean research...I mean just that spark of "what if....?" that can flame into a story.
jstro posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 8:47 PM
Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/contest.ez?contest_id=321
Not that I want to whip up the competition but there is a Writer's Challenge currently going on. See the link. Or maybe that's what you've just finished? If not, dive in. I always find a change of scene inspiring. A walk in a state park, a long bike ride, an expedition to Antarctica. Whatever you can work in. :-) jon
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catieluvscows posted Tue, 06 April 2004 at 10:50 PM
thanks. these are all things to take into consideration. i was lucky today. while watching les miserables in english class i got a bit of inspiration. i'm gonna see where this takes me. i'll post it once it's finished