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By (user no longer on site) OP   
4 weeks ago

This must be my 4 thousandth thread on writers block but AH! It’s that dreaded time again.

I’m trying to work on my first draft of my book but I’m just completely stuck on what to write.

Pls send me words. Many thousands of words.

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By *tr8MrEMan
4 weeks ago

Shireoaks, Worksop

When I'm stuck with things to write, I just plagiarize JR Tolkien

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By *he ExcaliburMan
4 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne


"When I'm stuck with things to write, I just plagiarize JR Tolkien"

Chapter 1: Concerning Hobbits

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
4 weeks ago


"When I'm stuck with things to write, I just plagiarize JR Tolkien"

Ironically I started writing a book that starts with the lyrics to O,Superman

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By *tr8MrEMan
4 weeks ago

Shireoaks, Worksop


"When I'm stuck with things to write, I just plagiarize JR Tolkien

Ironically I started writing a book that starts with the lyrics to O,Superman "

Oh oh oh

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By *icecouple561Couple
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4 weeks ago

East Sussex

Apparently some authors start writing anything, just putting words on paper to help with writers block.

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By *eroLondonMan
4 weeks ago

Covent Garden


"Apparently some authors start writing anything, just putting words on paper to help with writers block. "

I think you and me are written in the stars, you minx. At least that's a start. 😈

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By *he ExcaliburMan
4 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

In all seriousness though, do you have a rough idea on what you want the book to be about?

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By *agnar73Man
4 weeks ago

glasgow-ish


"This must be my 4 thousandth thread on writers block but AH! It’s that dreaded time again.

I’m trying to work on my first draft of my book but I’m just completely stuck on what to write.

Pls send me words. Many thousands of words."

Doubt my words can inspire OP, but hope you can get there

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
4 weeks ago

Willenhall


"When I'm stuck with things to write, I just plagiarize JR Tolkien"

Are you George Lucas?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
4 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

Before I send many thousands of words , we need to talk royalties, percentages and cuts etc..........

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By *r TriomanMan
4 weeks ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

I was taught to write "ice cream" on a blank sheet of paper and then write down words that you associate with it, from those words you will get ideas...

"It was a blistering hot day in a sleepy seaside town, children ran, laughing and shouting down the street.."

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
4 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross


"I was taught to write "ice cream" on a blank sheet of paper and then write down words that you associate with it, from those words you will get ideas...

"It was a blistering hot day in a sleepy seaside town, children ran, laughing and shouting down the street..""

Where's the fooking ice cream ?

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By *aizyWoman
4 weeks ago

west midlands


"I was taught to write "ice cream" on a blank sheet of paper and then write down words that you associate with it, from those words you will get ideas...

"It was a blistering hot day in a sleepy seaside town, children ran, laughing and shouting down the street.."

Where's the fooking ice cream ?"

🍦

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
4 weeks ago

Willenhall


"

"It was a blistering hot day in a sleepy seaside town, children ran, laughing and shouting down the street..""

...as they pulled their hoodies over their faces before surrounding a lone, elderly fisherman and...

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
4 weeks ago

Willenhall


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"It was a blistering hot day in a sleepy seaside town, children ran, laughing and shouting down the street.."

...as they pulled their hoodies over their faces before surrounding a lone, elderly fisherman and..."

...gave him some Fookin'® ice cream in return for some mackerel...

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By *agneto.Man
4 weeks ago

Bham

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By *agneto.Man
4 weeks ago

Bham


"When I'm stuck with things to write, I just plagiarize JR Tolkien"

Are you jk Rowling?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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4 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Apparently some authors start writing anything, just putting words on paper to help with writers block.

I think you and me are written in the stars, you minx. At least that's a start. 😈"

🌃

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
4 weeks ago

Stockport


"This must be my 4 thousandth thread on writers block but AH! It’s that dreaded time again.

I’m trying to work on my first draft of my book but I’m just completely stuck on what to write.

Pls send me words. Many thousands of words."

Just write anything, without worrying about where it will go, how it fits in with your plot or theme, whether it makes any sense, whether it's grammatically correct, whether it's any good. Write something, anything, every single day. Save every fragment in your computer, use a system or just keep them as a jumble. Try to use filenames that have some meaning at the time - though tbh 12 months later you'll have no idea what any of them were about.

But slowly you'll build a memory bank full of "stuff". A tiny fraction of it you might fit into your book somewhere just as it is. A bit more you'll rewrite and make something of it. Some pieces you'll accidentally reread a few months later and they'll trigger new ideas. Many pieces will go into your second, third, fourth, twenty-fifth novel. Most of it will only get published after you've died, if you've become famous, making your family a small fortune with the "lost tales" series of books...

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By *cotsguyyMan
4 weeks ago

Belfast

Write what you know

'This is the start, I'm writing the start of this book and the book starts something like this .......' and continue letting it out.

It doesn't have to be right.

You can redo the start, and any part, multiple times. Just let it begin and not worry about it, it's your voice and should spill out on the page.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
4 weeks ago


"In all seriousness though, do you have a rough idea on what you want the book to be about? "

I’m on page 52/chapter 37 (very short chapters) so it’s well like…built out I just don’t know where to go from where I am. I do this all the time and it’s very annoying

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By *cottish guy 555Man
4 weeks ago

London

Give us the last line you wrote.

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By *ansoffateMan
4 weeks ago

Sagittarius A

Maybe you should write about writer's block.

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By *ohnjones3210Man
4 weeks ago

Chester

I get writer's cock when I'm writing stuff.

It's terrible...

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By *ansoffateMan
4 weeks ago

Sagittarius A


"I get writer's cock when I'm writing stuff.

It's terrible...

"

Is that similar to wanker's cramp?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
4 weeks ago


"Give us the last line you wrote.

"

Something something about the main character finding it attractive when one of her competitors wiped her snot away…that’s how deep I am in writers block that that’s the best I could come up with

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By *ohnjones3210Man
4 weeks ago

Chester


"I get writer's cock when I'm writing stuff.

It's terrible...

Is that similar to wanker's cramp?"

It's worse than that - much worse. It's where your cock is fighting with you for the pen. It's a nightmare.

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By *cottish guy 555Man
4 weeks ago

London


"Give us the last line you wrote.

Something something about the main character finding it attractive when one of her competitors wiped her snot away…that’s how deep I am in writers block that that’s the best I could come up with "

The despair had me. It had just completely consumed me as I sobbed uncontrollably. As I covered my eyes with my hands to somehow stem the tears I was suddenly aware of the fact that snot had started to collect around my nose.

Before I could react I heard a single sigh come from him jolting me back to the realisation that I wasn't alone. Without warning, I felt his sleeve wipe away the collection of mucus and in that moment I was his.

Something like that?

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