Help?

[MG]

Any lovelies have tips to finding your muse when life seems to just get in the way?

I *want* to write, I just can't actually get myself to do it.

[Vanilla Custard]

Well, I can tell you that this would be me:



Because the only thing I’ve known to help me write is writing just about anything. Nonsense and sense alike; random words to later incorporate into a post or even just a paragraph that I can scratch later.

Another thing I do, which is highly efficient of myself , is to read posts and already think of a reply while doing other things. This can be a single sentence that is a sassy reply or a random thought that my character might have about the current situation. And for starter posts (which I find the hardest) I usually think of why they would go there, and if they normally might not, how come they wouldn’t and what could have prompted them.

I don’t write down most of the above, but it helps me get in character. Then, by the time I get home or get on the train to work, I just write a bunch of things that apparently can make up a post (because well, there’s lines of text and such and it’s reply-able).

I hope that helps a bit!

[Star]

One piece of advice that I was given that seems to help is to stick to a schedule. I have a "spot" in the house and I try to write there later on the evenings. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't.

But having a place that I associate with writing can help get me in the right frame of mind I guess?

I also keep a notepad next to my desk at work. Whenever I get a really good line or think of something I like, I write it down there and then will build a post around that when I do get a chance to write.

Hopefully maybe this helps?

[Colby]

I just spew garbage until it turns into less garbage.

[kahzie]

i am also a spewer, but i also sometimes will jot down ideas while i’m watching a show or something.
if i’m struggling with a specific reply i will sometimes bullet point out what needs to be accomplished in the post and then make those into sentences later.