tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735074524540032808.post3065719053101689095..comments2023-05-18T15:27:19.043+01:00Comments on Wendy Christopher: Fun Ways To Say "In Your FACE!!" To Stalled Story Syndrome.Kentish Jannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800841178075849747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735074524540032808.post-69781282480789232352014-01-23T09:25:11.095+00:002014-01-23T09:25:11.095+00:00If it helps, all of my stories stall about a third...If it helps, all of my stories stall about a third of the way through. Now that I've written 4 books, I'm a bit more relaxed about it because I know it's just the way it is. I might try to do a proper outline for the next book though and see if that helps me through it a little bit quicker.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MTMM T McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499047294491144759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735074524540032808.post-33890373842121664682014-01-15T21:06:45.633+00:002014-01-15T21:06:45.633+00:00When you've got it, it's like a big grey c...When you've got it, it's like a big grey cloud blotting out the sun, that's for sure. I use to try and rebrand it 'Lazy Brain Syndrome,' as that seemed to apply to me - until I realised that when it got really bad it actually made me prefer doing housework to sitting down to write. (ME. Doing HOUSEWORK. In PREFERENCE to ANYTHING, never mind writing!)<br /><br />I hope your writer's unicorn block clears soon - you're right, I think the only way is to keep on going until you reach the other side. And the language translation thing certainly produces some bizarre results. After translating some sentences from The Renegades a couple of times the phrase "she shot him three times in the chest" had morphed into "she shot a three-year-old in a chest of drawers"!Kentish Jannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800841178075849747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735074524540032808.post-52467496212711624072014-01-15T11:30:20.274+00:002014-01-15T11:30:20.274+00:00I love the unicorn analogy! I was one who didn'...I love the unicorn analogy! I was one who didn't want to disbelieve others' struggles with writer's block but was a bit dismissive of it until it hit me. I'm still struggling with it months later, but I'll fight through.<br /><br />The language translation exercise sounds both fascinating and fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com