Wow!

I have writer's block SO badly I couldn't even think of a title. I made good progress so far on the novel but MAN, I've just come to a part where I don't even know what to do. I know what I want to happen, it's just GETTING there that's a problem. Making it happen in a way people would want to read it. I guess it's best if I just step back and totally think about other stuff, but I haven't even got much writing done today. And I work tomorrow, so this is really the bulk of time I have this weekend to write. Talk about frustrating. Whatever, I guess I'll figure it out. If I really work out what I want to happen from point A to point B, I can begin to explain it. I need to play video games. That's a good idea.

At it again

Yep, I'm writing again. I'm trying to make it a daily thing, turning it into a full-fledged hobby. I've been reading plenty of articles on creative writing, how to make it effective, how it draw readers in, what I should and shouldn't do. I've structured my novel more, and I downloaded an app on my phone that categorizes ideas for characters, locations, ideas etc. It REALLY helped, I was able to come up with several characters and develop major parts of my plot. First, my story started as a big blob of playdo, but now it's sort of being melded and shaped into some sort of form. Essentially, it's coming together. And I like that. I really like having this blog to expel my thoughts, it's great. I'll try my hand at a few short stories to figure out my writing style, and get it good enough to sound appealing. Green Lantern Volume 5: Test of Wills came in the mail today, so I have a new comic book to read! I'm so pumped!

I have writers block!

Yes! It's true! I have writers block. From writing short stories to now trying to write a novel. I've been reading articles about writing, and most of them say the same thing. WRITE. It doesn't matter what, and another encouraged writing a blog to clear thoughts. I'm doing both. Distractions seem to be the biggest problem, and I was just distracted by the tv while writing this very sentence. Short stories seem to be the key to getting good at writing. Well, writing seems to be the key. Short stories get the creative juices going, the stories are short and sweet. But writing a novel, that's a big item on my bucketlist. It would just be the coolest thing. I've started the outline for the novel, and it seems to be coming together fairly well. But I'm inventing a whole world, all these people...their thoughts, everything. None of it exists until I think it up and write it down. So much freedom is actually a big reason for my writers block. Where do I go now? Where do I start? How do I make transitions? What's the main character like? How do I make the reader like him? My biggest goal is to make the reader FEEL, not just read. Looks like I'll need to pump out a few short stories to get more practice. I can do this, though. As long I keep it fun, that's what matters. It's a hobby, not a career. So..let the stories begin! Daydreaming is one of my favourite things to do, and is one of the things that I can do really well. Now to write it all down...