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Tips for a different type of writer's block?

Most people have trouble with getting inspired, or coming up with ideas of what to write. I'm not like that. Instead, it's like I have stories living in my head, and they're bursting out of me, all the time. But no matter what I do I can't seem to put them into words. I have at least 2 full-length novels completely mapped out in my mind, but whenever I try to write them on paper (or on the computer) it just won't come out. The pictures are so vivid inside my imagination, but somehow when I try to write them down, I feel like no matter what I do I can't do those stories justice, I can't express them the way they need to be expressed. So I get discouraged and don't even try.

I need help figuring out how to write these stories down...I have these characters living in my head and--although this might make me sound crazy--I know I won't be able to rest until I get them out, written down, and feel satisfied. How do I go about that...? I guess you could say I'm a writer who doesn't know how to write :(

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If you know someone who loves to write, you may be able to use a collaborative process to complete your novels. Most writers would love to have someone handy who brings with him a bunch of fleshed-out ideas, since plots can be confounding. James Patterson, whose books outsell just about all others and are regularly on the NYT Bestseller list, usually shares credit with another writer because he knows he's not a writer so much as he's a storyteller. Since he lacks the discipline to sit down and complete his novels, he works with wordsmiths who shape his stories for the page.

    Frankly, you mystify me. I'd kill for your inspiration! Sadly, I'm more of a wordsmith than a story generator.

    Source(s): Writer who's often frustrated in my search for complete story ideas.
  • 1 decade ago

    I have the same problem, but I can start writing a novel and have trouble finishing it. I just take a break and when something comes I write. I took a 2 or 3 month break from the book I'm writing and it seemed to help a lot. What I would try is look up how to write a certain type or scene or how to describe something. I had trouble writing an abuse scene, looked it up and finished it all in the same day.

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    5 years ago

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  • I'm the same way. I always have ideas, but I want to explain them in a way where they are explained well. Ive got Writers Block, like you have, right now. Im just reading books, looking up random things, taking notice to things I do every day, taking a more detailed look at my day to day life. It inspired me most of the way. Try that.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I'm the exact same way.

    Mind if I hang around your question? See if there are any helpful tips?

    Thanks! :)

    Source(s): Writer with a road block!
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