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How to Overcome Writers Block (from Jaenna)
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September 25, 2011
8:58:35 PM
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Jae posted this in the RAIDERS squad topic, thought it could be useful for everyone  Jaenna wrote:Writer's Block is a bitch. We all get it, and we all hate it. Sometimes it's not wanting to finish a post, sometimes it's not knowing what to write, sometimes it's the frustration you feel when you look back at your post and feel like it just isn't long enough. Well I'm here to give you all a few pointers on how to kick WB in the nads.
The Senses
We all have five senses, no matter what race you place. Touch, Sight, Hearing, Taste and Smell. All of them affect us and our characters in some way all day, every minute, every second. USE THIS. Think about what you're writing, think about where your character is and what he/she is doing. Make notes in your head about what each of these five senses are picking up. Think about it as much as you can, then write it out, make it known. Not only will you give you more to write but it will give the situation a lot more depth and even lead into character development.
Your Surroundings
At no point in time is anyone not surrounded by something. At point in time do your surroundings not affect you in some way. Just like the senses, your surroundings have everything to do with how you act and what you do. Give these detail, write about how your character is reacting to what he/she is surrounded with. Use the senses to give even more detail to the surrounding area.
Your Thoughts and Feelings
Since when do you think about something and it not affect your next action in some way? Never. USE THIS. What is your character thinking about? Do they smell something they like? What do they think when they touch the cold steel of their pistol? What do they feel when they see dead bodies? What do they want they hear the sounds of gunfire or screaming? How does your character react to being told what to do? Use all of this. Ask yourself questions and answer as your character, then... write the results into your post.
Those three things are all ways to combat WB, give you muse and ideas, and make your post longer while still giving it substance.
I hope you enjoy and welcome these tips.
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Brightstar
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RE: How to Overcome Writers Block (from Jaenna)
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September 25, 2011
9:05:10 PM
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Bows to the wonderful Jaenna and Havock.
I may actually make use of this little guide. Thanks Jae and Havvie ASL/SFC Brightstar D'Jonoc/4SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1REG/VEA/VE[SRP][SCA][AS-2][ES1][ES1]{RES}[EW2][EW1][PT] "For your sake, I really hope that isn't a challenge." |
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RE: How to Overcome Writers Block (from Jaenna)
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September 25, 2011
9:27:40 PM
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This is very good advice, all in all, for those struggling to think of something else to add. It mentions things that I, myself, sometimes forget and for that, Jae, you get a cookie. That's about all the influence I have, home baked chocolate chip cookies. Very good though. It can also help prevent this so-called 'writers block' and is just all around good advice to consider as you write your posts. {Comnet Hermit}-=Wraith PRIDE=- - Former Member - 3 years. VE Smoker Association Diligo, Laus, Sors quod Fortuna.The few, The proud, The CrAZy RAIDERS. ---------------------------------------------- TRP/FSG Sniping101/3SQD/2PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE[LoR][IH][BoA][CDSx2][CoR][ES1][EW1][CoS][GS][GRP][RoT][SCA][MRT] -So Very Retired- Author/JRN Snipeth/Lotaith/VET/VE -Disbanded- King/Pirate Lord Sniping101/Throne/The Osk Company/Osk 91 ---------------------------------------------- "Cat's out of the bag on that one, isn't it? Who puts cats in bags, anyway? Cats hate bags." 
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RE: How to Overcome Writers Block (from Jaenna)
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September 25, 2011
10:08:32 PM
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Pretty damn good guide. I might use this just to beef my posts up. I'm getting way too many base posts of 400 words. I wanna power post! Thank you Jaenna and Havock.  I shall use this as effectively as possible. SL|CoT:A|PA/1SG Skarr/1SQD/1PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE [CDS] [ES2] {RES} [IH] [VT] (3.1) Norith Skarr
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