In The Demons' Head #9
April 3, 2012
Hello everyone and a happy
Tuesday to you.. man that's definitely different to write on here.
Usually I'm coming to you of the gate on Friday's but since I started
using Blogspot as a host for the In The Demons' Head blog as well as
the new Off The Top Rope wrestling Blog that I will be doing every
Wednesday it's nice to keep things a lot more current. I will
usually have my generic updates that I have done a lot, every Friday.
On Tuesday I will pick a new writing topic and cover it to the best
of my ability. So thanks to everyone who has found this blog. If you
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Today's topic is one that
I'm sure anyone who has EVER had to write anything at all has
faced... the horrid Writer's Block. I know I'm not the only to curse
Writer's block by call it a son of a bitch, or in some cases much
worse. Now, I'm not one to brag but writer's block isn't something
that I usually have to deal with, but last week before I finished the
story “7th Circle Railway” I was in a place where I
had no clue where or how to take the story. I was in a point where
moving forward the story didn't really make a whole lot of sense if I
wasn't careful, but at the same time if I didn't end it right the
integrity of the story.
It took me 4 days of
constant nagging at myself to finally come up with a way to find my
way out of the situation and find a way to end the story on the note
that I wanted to end it on. Now I know there may be some people who
read this that would tell me that if I plotted out the story move by
move then I wouldn't have had this problem. I won't argue that this
could be true.
But don't you like
surprises when your reading? Why not surprises when your writing. I
took some advice from a great writer by the name of Stephen King. In
one of his books he says that you should just be the transcriber for
your story. You watch and describe what happens, don't control it. I
took that philosophy to heart. I found myself in a spot with this
story I won't lie but at the end of it I have learned a lot about how
to overcome writers block should it strike me again.
The best way to do this,
take three steps back from what your working on. Wait 24 hours and
run at it again. If that doesn't work put in a 2 day wait before
trying to finish it. But in these down times DON'T THINK ABOUT THE
PIECE. You can write other things, I did but don't think about the
piece your stuck on. If writing makes you think about then step back
from writing. That's the simplist way to approach a project that
keeps your head away from the game.
That's about all I have
for this edition of In The Demons' Head. If you feel there is a
subject that you want me to cover please feel free to email it to me
at robinsonwritings@hotmail.com
with the subject line Blog Idea, or send a message to my Facebook
Page. I'll be back Friday with a new In The Demons' Head and
Tomorrow will be the debut of Off The Top rope so if your a
wrestling fan please check that out.
Until next time you want
to take a trip through the gates of hell and into the demons' head,
I'm Kyle Robinson wishing you a safe trip back to the surface.
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