Writers with Writer's Block Assemble!

[FADEX]

I love that title too🤩 @kmlangleyauthor

[FADEX]

Aw. Thanks! I definitely get the whole making your life chaotic thing, and I have to force myself to focus on one project whenever I get the urge to tackle something knew. I'm glad you like Pink Walls... I remember checking your profile a couple times but you didn't have any works posted back then! I'm happy now that you do Andrea I'll be more than happy to read what you write​️

I can't wait to meet these fluffy, angsty characters!

[kmlangleyauthor]

Ahhhhhhh!! Thank you so much!!!

**happy dance **

I hope you enjoy it!!

When I’m really struggling with motivation for writing, in particular, I always try to read a ton. My father has this saying that’s essentially, “if you input plenty of what you want to output, eventually it’ll come out.” So, words in (eventually) become words out

[FADEX]

Ah, I also work by the same principle. Your father sounds pretty wise! @kmlangleyauthor

[alexlcuri07]

I currently have Writer's Block. It's why I'm stalking the forums in my free time and hiding from my editor (my fiance) even though we live together and are quarantined. Even this post is a struggle, but I'll try.

My story was inspired by a lot of my life actually--struggles with anxiety, a really bad relationship with an ex, and my love for all things super heroes and anime. Now, admittedly, those things don't sound like they go well, but I think after three years and three different drafts I might have finally figured it out.

My favorite character to write the antagonist because their speech pattern is so distinct and I love dialogue. They don't use conjunctions which is actually a lot harder than you'd think because they're so commonplace in every day language.

Hope you break through your writer's block soon. I have to or else I'll miss my deadline next week and my editor will make me do all the chores.

Lacuna: A Nexus Troupe Novel | Tapas

[kmlangleyauthor]

I actually saw your novel linked in a different discussion earlier today and have it pulled up to read (in one of my hundreds of tabs ) It looks really interesting! And now that you’ve mentioned how the one character speaks, I’m even more curious

Also, I was laughing so hard at your editor “situation” that I had to read it to my husband and he thought it was hilarious as well

[foxnflames]

I've been staring at my computer and have been trying to at least get out 700 words and it's been like 3 hours these last two chapters i've written make me want to pull my hair out

[alexlcuri07]

@foxnflames At least you're writing. I'm still avoiding (though I did edit the chapter for tomorrow.)

[alexlcuri07]

Lol, thanks. I told my "editor" about the thread and he just wondered why I still wasn't writing. XD

[foxnflames]

After some random scribbles that I probably won't be able to read tomorrow, i decided to just type and let the words take me wherever. And when in doubt, use plot armor.

[alexlcuri07]

What is plot armor??? @foxnflames

[foxnflames]

Technically it's when a character can't die because they're too important to the story, regardless of damage they take or them being in harm's way

[foxnflames]

I thought about it and the word i was looking for was retcon

[Dizwikz]

Hi.
I've been working at a snails pace recently now that I'm devoting a lot of energy to current events, so I really feel the block lol.
I got inspired for my story after watching Blue Exorcist as a teenager and thought and really liked the aesthetic of someone having a wrapped up sword. That got mixed with an urban setting with some city gangs, but it was an idea I had trouble developing. When I told my friend about it he thought it was pretty generic and then I kinda dropped the idea for a while. Later on during a brainstorming session I put down some more ideas I had for the story, and then later after that I decided to write the first chapter of my story down, with a much more whacky atmosphere. The wackiness of it was definitely inspired a lot from One's writing style with One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 as well as things like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Twin Peaks, and Demon Slayer plus a lot of anime things in general. When writing some fight scenes I take personal experience I've had when boxing and try to add that in there to give fight scenes some impact, as well as being fairly easy to follow.
As far as favorite character to write, it's pretty tough to pick favorites with such a cast of colorful characters lol, although Thubbins was a avery fun character to write.

https://tapas.io/episode/1763639

[kmlangleyauthor]

Hahaha that makes it even funnier!!
I’m pretty freaking good at procrastinating, so I completely understand LOL

[FADEX]

Ahhh. At least you have an editor. My editor is my sloppy outer self (my writer is my inner self). If one's in a slump, the other is in Hawaii on vacation.

And your writing sounds really therapeutic, I just love it when our struggles and experiences bleed into what we write. Unfortunately for me, I have to wait for those feelings to pass when I'm writing a particularly happy story or everything just turns poetic and dreary!

And your antagonist seems pretty interesting

[FADEX]

Saaame. It's just a writing and deleting spree for me write now. Like I always say, the bridge between the movie in my mind and my vocabulary has been smashed into pieces. Nothing I'm writing makes sense to me

[FADEX]

So much anime! Well, you've won me over!

Writing at a snail's pace is better than not writing at all​ I'm just here, trying to convince myself that I'll write sometime soon. But the end of July is almost here!

Thubbins... What a name!

[FADEX]

Ahh. I give my characters minimal plot armor. Of course, if they're good enough, they won't die butttt... They've come close a handful of times

[foxnflames]

I think I'm getting caught up in the minute details of my story. Some small details I glossed over that in the grand scheme of things don't matter, but I want it to be right. BUT my story is fantasy so I can make it up