sudden uninterested on writing..
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
United States
August 31, 2010 10:46pm CST
Please help..! I really love to write but after all this excitement in writing which I did, I felt sudden not interested on writing..my mind can't make up something to write like I used too. If I do, I just start one paragraph then can't think what's next..have you experienced such thing..? what did you do..?
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11 responses
@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
1 Sep 10
I'm in the same sort of place in terms of motivating myself to write. The thing that I do when I get stuck and don't know what happens next is just to throw words on paper. It doesn't matter whether or not they are even relevant. They can be deleted later. Just keep writing until you get past the block.
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
1 Sep 10
okey thanks but my minds feels blank..I did tried to unwind outside like watering my flowers then when I feel better I come back..but don't feel like doing it..I am wondering myself..what causes it..??
@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
1 Sep 10
I wish I knew what causes it. I've been trying to answer that question myself. Some parts of me think that if I actually finish something that I might have to deal with rejection issues. In terms of oyur mind feeling blank, just sit down and start writing about something in the room. Describe it in terms of all of your senses. When I was in one of those places, I went to the beach and just started to describe the experienc through each one of my senses. As I was doing so, an idea popped into my head for a mystery novel set on one of my favorite beaches. Another time, I got an idea for a story by observing a woman at my favorite coffee spot. I started to create a life for her baased on my observations. It will come. Just write about anything, even if you are describing how something works. Good luck.
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
1 Sep 10
wooow..great thank you so much..!you are really a writer.!
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
3 Sep 10
I am trying I know you are right..! just like take a break.! thanks!
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
6 Sep 10
I think anymore this happens to a lot of us. From time to time you really want to write and it is exciting and new and tons of ideas and thoughts flow thru your head and it is fun until one day the thoughts Stop and leave you hanging and then you may not want to write as well. I am sure if you were to ask many published authors even some of the Big named ones, they all have had times where they go thru this as it is natural. Might just be time to take a little break and wait for a time when the thoughts start flowing again more as well.
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
11 Sep 10
thanks..at least I am normal.lol! Yes you are right.?
@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
I also have a passion in writing, well, mostly my two cents worth.:)
There were times that I'd really love to write but there was just nothing for me to write. If there was, they weren't that good enough to be shared. Sometimes this could get really frustrating especially when I am earning a little for my articles.:(
However, I'm not forcing myself to come up with anything. I'm just trying to relax because the more I force my brain to concoct a topic for me, the more it is rendering me nothing. So, relax. Leave it there for awhile. Do not force it.
There could be several factors why we don't seem to have the motivation to write anymore. It could be physical stress like from doing all the household chores, emotional stress like a fight with a partner, mental stress like you've been forcing yourself too much to think of a good topic.
Give it a break. GOOD TOPIC WILL SOON COME TO YOU NATURALLY.:)
@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
4 Sep 10
You do that, dear. It will make you feel better and you'll be back to writing in no time. There's nothing wrong with what you are feeling about not wanting to write, you are just needing stimuli.:)
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
1 Sep 10
thanks for waking me up of those things you think the cause..maybe I gave to much attention to my baby and the household chores that times flies so quick..when I look at the clock it's time to cook AGAIN..before my husband come home from work. I felt exhausted when the sun goes down.. but I don't have a fight with anyone else..I am pretty sure of that to myself.maybe I need to shake myself to relax and calm down..!
@sjhaeki (795)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
i did experienced something like that. when an idea hits me, i try to nake note of the plot or key words so that i can write them when i'm not busy anymore. in the case that i would forget them completely i'll just let go of the thought if i really couldn't remember it any more and quietly think of another then hope that previous idea will come to me again.
i've also experienced getting stuck in the process. i'd also stop and rest for a while or continue on with another idea. usually when i start something what actually comes to mind is the middle part or the ending of a story, sometimes i write that first or go straight to those parts then just connect them with the other parts.
maybe you can go back to that feeling or that situation where you were able to have that interest and maybe you'll be able to think of something again. ^_^
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
1 Sep 10
wheew..I thought I am the only one who had such experienced! maybe it's normal to experience this way, maybe our body just telling us to take a break for awhile.! thanks..now I feel better!
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
1 Sep 10
I always run low on excitement for my writing, even though I love it. Then there are times when I get on a roll and can't stop writing!
What I do when I am not as inspired, I look for pictures on the internet that I can write a short story on. I got a really good short story out of a simple photo I found that my instructor loved--so it's a good thing to do. It takes your mind off any projects you have going on at the time that are irritating you.
@inday_lorna1970 (1268)
• United States
1 Sep 10
woooww..thanks for the great idea.! I really appreciate it.
@UmiNoor (4522)
• Malaysia
8 Nov 10
This happened to me. It started a couple of months ago. I just don't seem to feel motivated to write at all. But it's been cured. I'm starting to write again. And I tried to analyze what triggered the block. And this is what I came up with :
1 Bored with writing the same topic
2 Pressure to write the best article
3 Personal problems
So what I did was to read some books about writing better articles and a few of the books which I've read do motivate me to write. So now when I have a writer's block, I would go back to these books and try to motivate myself to write.
It's true what people say. Writers have to be readers too. That's the only way we can motivate ourselves and remind us of the passion to write.
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
28 Apr 13
hello inday_lorna!
'm going through what you've experienced three years ago that's why 'm responding to your three year old discussion!
@abitosunshine (765)
• United States
5 Sep 10
I guess I'm fortunate in that I rarely suffer from writers block of any sort. My biggest issue is not being able to write enough to get the writing thoughts and ideas and stories and poems out of my head. My best advice is to write every day, no matter if you just sit down and freewrite your thoughts as you think them, no matter how serious or inane. I also belong to many writing groups that offer writing prompts on a regular basis and this means I always have plenty of topics of interest to write about. And in my case, never enough time to write them all!
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
28 Apr 13
Hi friend,too much of writing activity will give this kind of feelings. You must take a little break for your writing activities and start it after you are interested with it. There is nothing wrong in taking a break and you are deserved for it. Now a days i don't have time for writing, so i stopped my article writing activities and promoting my previous articles to increase the page views