tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1236414965643091632..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Unsticking Yourself From Writer's BlockJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-13950233479860578662015-07-24T10:09:26.068-04:002015-07-24T10:09:26.068-04:00All excellent points and good advice, Kara. Thank ...All excellent points and good advice, Kara. Thank you :) <br /><br />I might add that in many instances the block is our subconscious letting us know that there's a problem with the story, and that problem IMO is often related to not understanding (or channeling?) a character or characters right, not seeing or knowing them fully. Reflection on and conversation with that character IMO will often do the trick. (I would say plot issues can cause it too, but since I believe that plot stems from character, it's still a character issue. LOL.)<br /><br />It seems to me that where people really get into trouble is when they don't do the things you recommend or look at the character aspects of the work....like a brief, situational depression, a transitory block allowed to go unchecked for weeks can become a full-on, paralyzing block as new neural pathways develop to accommodate it.. Don't let that happen, people! <br /><br />DarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-10734674928519480462015-07-18T10:58:49.596-04:002015-07-18T10:58:49.596-04:00Great tips, but also well told. That first line ju...Great tips, but also well told. That first line jumps off the page as well as any I've read, and the weather-watch metaphors (complete with vivid description) add a lot.Ken Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732164204232936705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-48825899810408974332015-07-14T14:32:05.513-04:002015-07-14T14:32:05.513-04:00Thanks for the tips. Number three resonates most w...Thanks for the tips. Number three resonates most with me. Slip sounds really good.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-16540160118840793172015-07-14T09:24:21.973-04:002015-07-14T09:24:21.973-04:00#3 is the best advice!#3 is the best advice!H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.com