Writing About Nothing.

You definitely are on the right track, writing everyday! I want to do that as well, but I can be one hell of a procrastinator soemtimes, it's embarrassing!! As for writing about nothing, yup--it really is amazing how interesting that topic can be and the results it can yield when you write about it! Btw, here's the poem that I was telling you about: (written way back in 2000) Nothing How can something come out from nothing, when nothing can come from nothing? So nothing isn't nothing when it results into something, because by then, it would've been something and not nothing, since something must always result from another thing, but never from nothing. Because nothing is not anything and something is anything; Nothing can never be something and something can never be nothing. So what is this business of something coming from nothing? Nothing...because there exists no such thing. Hehe, writing that made me a bit confused--but I think it turned out pretty well--what do you think? ;)

Ah, the grand procrastinator. Yep guilty here too! I should be working on my articles or folding washing, but I am here instead LOL. and great poem. You need to post it on Helium under poetry, and let it make you money! lol. It is fabulous! Well done. And nothing really is something. Gosh, just look at the responses I have had since starting nothing! lol.

So I'm not the only one who can write about nothing. LOL. I try to write every day, even just a quick diary entry, and the days when I got nothing, I write nothing! It ends up being quite funny some time.

Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I will write and I bet it would easier to write poetry since it doesn't have to rhyme any more!! lol..

Sorry you are having a rough time. Keep writing it out. Write down a list of the feelings you have and then see where it goes. As for poetry? Well, what is a poem any way? These days lots of things are considered poems, and not all of them rhyme!

Inspirations strike from the strangest places. Writer's block can be a real pain in the backside. I know, I have it at the moment with 2 articles I'm writing. Hhhhmmmm, they need rewrites and gotta be a bit careful with the subject.

So there is no such thing as nothing as nothing always turns into something! lol. True here too. I also find that just taking one word and writing a list on how I relate to the word helps too. Writing doesn't have to be perfect, as long as it is theraputic! lol. Certainly is here!

And so you just proved my point! lol. Nothing really is something after all. You are very clever with your writing. Thanks for your response.

Yep. It does happen all the time. When I try to blog about my day, suddenly all I can think of is the good things and not the ones that I want to grumble about! lol. Same with writing letters. I just never know what to say or how much to say. But, if I am desperate to write, and can't find something to write about, I always do my nothing writing! lol.

When that happens, write about it. You have the feelings right at that point and should use them. Sounds silly, but a lot of writers do it. I am lucky enough to have been blessed with a gift for writing from a young age, but there are still days when I can't get the words flowing. When it happens, I write about how I get frustrated and where I want my writing to go and it usually ends up getting my focus back.

I'm sorry someone stole your work. I had a friend try and do the same, and hand it in as her assignment. Smart me had copies of drafts everywhere, and I always put the date on them. She got into trouble, and I got the A+. There are other sites out there that pay for articles. Helium.com is one of them. You don't earn a lot, but the more you write, and better ranked your articles are, higher the earnings. In 3 months, I have submitted 5 articles and earnt 37 cents. Yeah, small, but some articles do better than others. Go and check it out. My pen name there is same as here, if you would like to see examples of the work. There are many areas of writing through this site, and it is up to you what you write and where you post it. Writers block hit here at the moment too. Got 2 articles to rewrite and all I can think of is nothing! lol.

Yeah, it was actually a lot of fun and I ended up with a piece of writing that was quite long, yet readable.

Sometimes it isn't about starting with a plot. If you start with profiling your characters and places, then the plot will follow. do some writing exercises. Write about nothing and see what comes out of it. write about your pen, your computer, why you can't find inspiration and see what you get out of it. Remember, you don't have to start writing at the beginning. You can write in sections and then work to get them flowing together. Good luck and I hope that inspiration strikes soon.

LOL. Not game to read it hey? Yeah, been times like that for me too. I just start writing different words and then see where they take me. Ok, so I can write any where any time, but I still hit the writers block all the time too. I go back to the nothing exercise and end up with pages of something! LOL. Hhhmmm. gotta be careful when I start Uni that I don't hand in nothing notes.