How To Get Over Writers Block
Posted on September 30th, 2011 by Martin J Cruikshank
Some writers go from being in free flow to all of a sudden drying up in the middle of a novel. One day you could be writing a realist account of a SEO advisors life as a corporate desk job worker and a by night murder perpetrator , then the next day your inventiveness can cease. This phenomenon is sometimes known as writers block and can happen to even the most seasoned well revealed writer.
There are several fashions of writing that one can encompass in the creative literary industry. Some authors move into new writing territory just to expand and stretch their talents and not to get pigeon holed. Others stick to a formula they know or have had success with, be it comedy, drama, crime, hard boiled, horror, historic literature, fantasy or lots of the sub genres that exist.
Sometimes this happens if you try and incorporate a new style you are not acquainted with. Description is some writers strong point, others like dialogue, some prefer stretching the limits with fantasy, but a difficulty can happen when you move from one realm to another. If you have got a robust descriptive sense, but need to include practical dialogue between 2 or more characters you can run into difficulty.
The very first thing to do is take five from your total surroundings. Switch off, even for a couple of hours. Do something different. Go for a stroll, and try not to think too awfully about the task in hand. Clear the senses. If you have the luxury of time sleep on it. The subconscious makes up about 80% of out thoughts and actions and even when we're not consciously pondering something, it’s working away unceasingly in the background.
That's why plenty of the top decision makers in history be it presidents or company leaders “sleep on it”. Depending on whether you are the type to carry a notebook or commit to memory everything, it’s convenient to bring a notebook with you to write down some ideas or inspirations to get over the block. Go and read or reread the work of some writers who operate in a similar vein. Watch a film, there’s nothing like watch fast flowing dialogue in a film to come up with ideas zapping around your wits.
Take any good Hollywood film from the 30′s & 40′s, which should probably be on day time television or satellite during any week day. Watch a film noir, or a modern version like Chinatown. The dialogue actually flows in these pictures as script writing was sharpened to a fine art by scores of writers. You could also view snippets of films on You Tube.
Though different from a novel, you can download some film scripts and see the way in which the writer uses dialogues for his characters and places them in a setting. Look what Tarrantino done in Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction. The dialogue was fast, comedic and not really even realistic although it was marvellously entertaining.
Lastly if you can get out and hear as many chats around you as your are able to. Go to street markets where there is much Hustle & Bustle, caf’s, bars, even pop in a few elevators and listen to what if any conversation arises. Do the same in busy streets and shopping arcades. It’s all in the name of analysis and don't cross out any chances or come up with excuses for not going into certain locations.
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