Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
Community Proposals
Community Proposals
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »
Q&A

Post History

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Chapter 1 Problems

Great advises were given here and I cannot add to it more, but I still do have some minor things which might help you. But be aware, because they work for me, it does not mean they will work for yo...

posted 4y ago by Prahara‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Prahara‭

Answer
#3: Post edited by user avatar Prahara‭ · 2020-06-05T14:23:07Z (over 4 years ago)
  • Great advises were given here and I cannot add to it more, but I still do have some minor things which might help you. But be aware, because they work for me, it does not mean they will work for you!
  • * **Schedule:** Make it a rule in your life. Even if it means write just 300 words per day. Just sit no matter what and do it.
  • * **No Excuses:** Thinking of that beer to loosen up? NO! Thinking to skip a day because of writer's block? NO! Just sit down and push through it, even if you write complete trash. Important is to get it from you head.
  • * **No distraction:** I put my phone in another room, put the laptop on airplane mode and sit at quite place with as little things as possible. And write, no matter what, even if that scene does not make sense for now.
  • * **Reward yourself:** Writing a book, even short story is a long process. Give yourself a reward in form of game-time, beer-time for every milestone you achieve. Either will it be chapter or each 1000 words. Personally, I found it intimidating working on something for months, knowing I might get trashed for it.
  • * **Writing Group:** We have a goal to write 12,000 words a week and then mutually criticize it (constructively) and suggest ideas on blank spots (Places where you just say to yourself "something belongs here, but I do not know what yet)
  • Great advises were given here and I cannot add to it more, but I still do have some minor things which might help you. But be aware, because they work for me, it does not mean they will work for you!
  • * **Schedule:** Make it a rule in your life. Even if it means to write just 300 words per day. Just sit no matter what and do it.
  • * **No Excuses:** Thinking of that beer to loosen up? NO! Thinking to skip a day because of writer's block? NO! Just sit down and push through it, even if you write complete trash. Important is to get it from you head.
  • * **No distraction:** I put my phone in another room, put the laptop on airplane mode and sit at quite place with as little things as possible. And write, no matter what, even if that scene does not make sense for now. Perhaps I just have mood for action scene right now, so I will write it for me and use it later.
  • * **Reward yourself:** Writing a book, even short story is a long process. Give yourself a reward in form of game-time, beer-time for every milestone you achieve (whatever you like). Either will it be chapter or each 1000 words. Personally, I found it intimidating working on something for months, knowing I might get trashed for it.
  • * **Writing Group:** We have a goal to write 12,000 words a week and then mutually criticize it (constructively) and suggest ideas on blank spots (Places where you just say to yourself "something belongs here, but I do not know what yet)
#2: Post edited by user avatar Prahara‭ · 2020-06-05T14:20:46Z (over 4 years ago)
  • Great advises were given here and I cannot add to it more, but I still do have some minor things which might help you. But be aware, because they work for me, it does not mean they will work for you!
  • * **Schedule:** Make it a rule in your life. Even if it means write just 300 words per day. Just sit no matter what and do it.
  • * **No Excuses:** Thinking of that beer to loosen up? NO! Thinking to skip a day because of writer's block? NO! Just sit down and push through it, even if you write complete trash. Important is to get it from you head.
  • * No distraction:
  • Great advises were given here and I cannot add to it more, but I still do have some minor things which might help you. But be aware, because they work for me, it does not mean they will work for you!
  • * **Schedule:** Make it a rule in your life. Even if it means write just 300 words per day. Just sit no matter what and do it.
  • * **No Excuses:** Thinking of that beer to loosen up? NO! Thinking to skip a day because of writer's block? NO! Just sit down and push through it, even if you write complete trash. Important is to get it from you head.
  • * **No distraction:** I put my phone in another room, put the laptop on airplane mode and sit at quite place with as little things as possible. And write, no matter what, even if that scene does not make sense for now.
  • * **Reward yourself:** Writing a book, even short story is a long process. Give yourself a reward in form of game-time, beer-time for every milestone you achieve. Either will it be chapter or each 1000 words. Personally, I found it intimidating working on something for months, knowing I might get trashed for it.
  • * **Writing Group:** We have a goal to write 12,000 words a week and then mutually criticize it (constructively) and suggest ideas on blank spots (Places where you just say to yourself "something belongs here, but I do not know what yet)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Prahara‭ · 2020-06-05T14:12:49Z (over 4 years ago)
Great advises were given here and I cannot add to it more, but I still do have some minor things which might help you. But be aware, because they work for me, it does not mean they will work for you!


 * **Schedule:** Make it a rule in your life. Even if it means write just 300 words per day. Just sit no matter what and do it.

 * **No Excuses:** Thinking of that beer to loosen up? NO! Thinking to skip a day because of writer's block? NO! Just sit down and push through it, even if you write complete trash. Important is to get it from you head.

 * No distraction: