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You won't believe the amount of time I've spent looking at blank pages, and blank screens over the years.
You see the first mark on that page could well be the first step to failure, and I fear that. It seems to me that if I don't try, I can always think that I could. If I try and fail, well then that's it isn't it? I'm no good, a failure.
These forums are great for me, as it gives me a chance to test the water, see if maybe I could make it as a writer. I love writing daft little stories, and often they come straight from the top of my head, I don't try to work on them or improve them before I post them. Maybe they could do with a little polish sometimes, but I really like to present them in their raw form, it's more fun that way.
Anyway, these forums, and my posts have given me much more confidence when it comes to writing, and the page is no longer blank.
I may have mentioned the novel I was trying write, about a man recovering from an operation, and the world around him changing, making he think that he's either going insane, or already dead. Well I still like this idea, but I've put in on the back burner. I keep hitting factual stumbling blocks. I don't know much about reovering from accidents and the like, so I'm getting bogged down.
So now I'm following a different idea, it's basic premise is about growing up, drinking, and football. Stuff I know about, and as such it's flowing much easier. I still can't get away from the oddities I like to write about though, so it's going to be about a guy that discovers the secret of alcohol tolerance (something I never quite figured out) and stuff, heh it's going to rule. I noticed that in many of his novels, Stephen King uses a writer as the main character. And why not, that's what he is, he will know how his characters feel, and I reckon it's best if you do start with what you know.
Anyway, back to the blank page (that's not blank). I was being stupid leaving it blank for so long. If you don't try, you never know, and if I go in expecting failure, that's what I'll get. So now I know that when I write it, you will want to read it, and so will everyone else, because I rule, and it will rule.
You see the first mark on that page could well be the first step to failure, and I fear that. It seems to me that if I don't try, I can always think that I could. If I try and fail, well then that's it isn't it? I'm no good, a failure.
These forums are great for me, as it gives me a chance to test the water, see if maybe I could make it as a writer. I love writing daft little stories, and often they come straight from the top of my head, I don't try to work on them or improve them before I post them. Maybe they could do with a little polish sometimes, but I really like to present them in their raw form, it's more fun that way.
Anyway, these forums, and my posts have given me much more confidence when it comes to writing, and the page is no longer blank.
I may have mentioned the novel I was trying write, about a man recovering from an operation, and the world around him changing, making he think that he's either going insane, or already dead. Well I still like this idea, but I've put in on the back burner. I keep hitting factual stumbling blocks. I don't know much about reovering from accidents and the like, so I'm getting bogged down.
So now I'm following a different idea, it's basic premise is about growing up, drinking, and football. Stuff I know about, and as such it's flowing much easier. I still can't get away from the oddities I like to write about though, so it's going to be about a guy that discovers the secret of alcohol tolerance (something I never quite figured out) and stuff, heh it's going to rule. I noticed that in many of his novels, Stephen King uses a writer as the main character. And why not, that's what he is, he will know how his characters feel, and I reckon it's best if you do start with what you know.
Anyway, back to the blank page (that's not blank). I was being stupid leaving it blank for so long. If you don't try, you never know, and if I go in expecting failure, that's what I'll get. So now I know that when I write it, you will want to read it, and so will everyone else, because I rule, and it will rule.
I had a real, really good story going once, called Morphanoids. It was about these genetic humans brought back to life by scientific experiments, and they could morph into certain animals. It was all going sweet until one day my computer had a major crash and my entire 20,000 words or so were lost, entirely. I started the story again, rather disspiritedly from the beginning. After not more than 5,000 words my computer crashed again. The third time I waas really fed up, but for some reason, the story was sounding even better than ever. This time it was a file corruption. I was so extremely mad that I never attempted to write it again.
You may call me a prat for not backing it up, but I wasn't very computer literate at the time. So due to this incrediblly bad twist of fate, I have never since had the urge to write. I am sad about that coz I have been told that I have considerable talent. I just somehow can't face it.
Incidentally, if you do ever publish a book called Morphanoids, I will expect a small percentage. ;)
You may call me a prat for not backing it up, but I wasn't very computer literate at the time. So due to this incrediblly bad twist of fate, I have never since had the urge to write. I am sad about that coz I have been told that I have considerable talent. I just somehow can't face it.
Incidentally, if you do ever publish a book called Morphanoids, I will expect a small percentage. ;)
I like the idea of your book, Charles. Don't mind if I call you Charles, do you? ;-)
When I do web design, the best things I've ever created, are things I've done by mistake. Whilst just messing about. It's because I'm awful at creativity. All you need to do is get ideas and develop them. Look for inspiration anywhere. Your family, perhaps or something you love (apart from me, I'm busy :-D)
When I do web design, the best things I've ever created, are things I've done by mistake. Whilst just messing about. It's because I'm awful at creativity. All you need to do is get ideas and develop them. Look for inspiration anywhere. Your family, perhaps or something you love (apart from me, I'm busy :-D)
Brew wrote:
> What name do you publish your books under?
Charles Dickens. There's loads of my stuff out there.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" I'm very proud of that. ;-p
Sorry, but I haven't gotten that far yet! I'll let yu know when I get one published!
> What name do you publish your books under?
Charles Dickens. There's loads of my stuff out there.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" I'm very proud of that. ;-p
Sorry, but I haven't gotten that far yet! I'll let yu know when I get one published!
What name do you publish your books under?
I find that it's easier to write if I've been reading a lot.
For example:
Last year when I was at university, I was doing a lot of theoretical work, and reading a lot as well. My brain was very active and I found it easy to write short stories.
However this year I'm at work, and my brain is not being used as much, and I find it much harder to write anything even half decent. My imagination seems to have gone and it's a struggle to get anything good on the page.
So my advice would be to read more, and read challenging books, that will get your mind back up to speed and you may find it easier to write and express yourself.
For example:
Last year when I was at university, I was doing a lot of theoretical work, and reading a lot as well. My brain was very active and I found it easy to write short stories.
However this year I'm at work, and my brain is not being used as much, and I find it much harder to write anything even half decent. My imagination seems to have gone and it's a struggle to get anything good on the page.
So my advice would be to read more, and read challenging books, that will get your mind back up to speed and you may find it easier to write and express yourself.
Grandprix wrote:
> About your story that you have put on the burner, have you tried
> asking people who have recovered from accidents and bulding a general
> picture that way?
Yeah, but I found I was getting too bogged down in research, and given my limited time to work on it, I was making next to no progress at all.
When I've got more time I'll definitely go back to it.
> About your story that you have put on the burner, have you tried
> asking people who have recovered from accidents and bulding a general
> picture that way?
Yeah, but I found I was getting too bogged down in research, and given my limited time to work on it, I was making next to no progress at all.
When I've got more time I'll definitely go back to it.
That's very moving, Meka.
About your story that you have put on the burner, have you tried asking people who have recovered from accidents and bulding a general picture that way?
About your story that you have put on the burner, have you tried asking people who have recovered from accidents and bulding a general picture that way?
You won't believe the amount of time I've spent looking at blank pages, and blank screens over the years.
You see the first mark on that page could well be the first step to failure, and I fear that. It seems to me that if I don't try, I can always think that I could. If I try and fail, well then that's it isn't it? I'm no good, a failure.
These forums are great for me, as it gives me a chance to test the water, see if maybe I could make it as a writer. I love writing daft little stories, and often they come straight from the top of my head, I don't try to work on them or improve them before I post them. Maybe they could do with a little polish sometimes, but I really like to present them in their raw form, it's more fun that way.
Anyway, these forums, and my posts have given me much more confidence when it comes to writing, and the page is no longer blank.
I may have mentioned the novel I was trying write, about a man recovering from an operation, and the world around him changing, making he think that he's either going insane, or already dead. Well I still like this idea, but I've put in on the back burner. I keep hitting factual stumbling blocks. I don't know much about reovering from accidents and the like, so I'm getting bogged down.
So now I'm following a different idea, it's basic premise is about growing up, drinking, and football. Stuff I know about, and as such it's flowing much easier. I still can't get away from the oddities I like to write about though, so it's going to be about a guy that discovers the secret of alcohol tolerance (something I never quite figured out) and stuff, heh it's going to rule. I noticed that in many of his novels, Stephen King uses a writer as the main character. And why not, that's what he is, he will know how his characters feel, and I reckon it's best if you do start with what you know.
Anyway, back to the blank page (that's not blank). I was being stupid leaving it blank for so long. If you don't try, you never know, and if I go in expecting failure, that's what I'll get. So now I know that when I write it, you will want to read it, and so will everyone else, because I rule, and it will rule.
You see the first mark on that page could well be the first step to failure, and I fear that. It seems to me that if I don't try, I can always think that I could. If I try and fail, well then that's it isn't it? I'm no good, a failure.
These forums are great for me, as it gives me a chance to test the water, see if maybe I could make it as a writer. I love writing daft little stories, and often they come straight from the top of my head, I don't try to work on them or improve them before I post them. Maybe they could do with a little polish sometimes, but I really like to present them in their raw form, it's more fun that way.
Anyway, these forums, and my posts have given me much more confidence when it comes to writing, and the page is no longer blank.
I may have mentioned the novel I was trying write, about a man recovering from an operation, and the world around him changing, making he think that he's either going insane, or already dead. Well I still like this idea, but I've put in on the back burner. I keep hitting factual stumbling blocks. I don't know much about reovering from accidents and the like, so I'm getting bogged down.
So now I'm following a different idea, it's basic premise is about growing up, drinking, and football. Stuff I know about, and as such it's flowing much easier. I still can't get away from the oddities I like to write about though, so it's going to be about a guy that discovers the secret of alcohol tolerance (something I never quite figured out) and stuff, heh it's going to rule. I noticed that in many of his novels, Stephen King uses a writer as the main character. And why not, that's what he is, he will know how his characters feel, and I reckon it's best if you do start with what you know.
Anyway, back to the blank page (that's not blank). I was being stupid leaving it blank for so long. If you don't try, you never know, and if I go in expecting failure, that's what I'll get. So now I know that when I write it, you will want to read it, and so will everyone else, because I rule, and it will rule.