Comments on: Got A Writing Problem? Let Me Know

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:21:31 +0000

Hey Michael, thanks for commenting. Think we chatted a bit about writers block on twitter – but for me its a stick rather than block – like when I burn out on fiction and have to swap to non fiction!

Thanks for adding your problem, I have added it to my list – will come back in due course.

By: michaelcairns

michaelcairns — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:53:41 +0000

Hey Sacha
At risk of kicking up a storm, writer’s block doesn’t exist. It’s an excuse to not sit down every day and write. Do I get bonus points? 😉
My problem is differentiating different character dialogue without using cliched ways of speaking. Not an issue on every manuscript but sometimes I don’t feel I nail the different ways of speaking. I like dialogue, use lots of it, so I always want to make the characters distinctive. Still working on it, tried a few things but nothing conclusive yet.
I pants, exclusively. Happy to chat more, just DM or email me.
Cheers 🙂

By: Charli Mills

Charli Mills — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 23:43:27 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. Ha, ha! Yes, I'm convicted week after week by my to-do list, but it's a great place to add to the list for next week! :-D

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:40:25 +0000

In reply to Charli Mills.

Hey Charli, thank you for participating.

hahaha, I love all the contradictions in this. You’re like me in some ways – specially the to do list. I write one every week too and when I get to the end of the week and it is inevitably NEVER complete I get annoyed!

By: dgkaye

dgkaye — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:35:51 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. Omg, that's me! Lol :)

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:33:44 +0000

In reply to dgkaye.

Haha, lets make it a word!

Yep – I constantly have to write notes about random things that pop into my head because I will most certainly forget them if I try to just ‘remember it’ the annoying thing is, the sheer act of writing it down, means I don’t need the note in the first place I end up remembering it!

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:31:52 +0000

In reply to mariceljimenez. Thanks for letting me know :D really appreciate that you told me. I will be adding this to my list. It's funny, cause I had this problem with the first book I wrote, and still now I am editing it, the timeline is changing and it makes it real difficult to get through those words.

By: Charli Mills

Charli Mills — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:58:50 +0000

Bonus question first: I don’t suffer blankness. It’s the opposite; too many ideas!

1. Getting started at downloading what’s in my imagination to form on the page. At first it’s stiff but like pulling taffy it loosens up. A second woe is judging time. I’m so bad at it.
2. The stiff start leads me to procrastinate. Misjudging time leads me to procrastinate because I’m uncertain to say when it will be accomplished or feel bad if I miss something (like a deadline)
3. I keep a calendar, use spreadsheets and print a weekly to-do list which usually makes me feel behind and guilty. Not a great solution in that regard, but tracking helps reduce my anxiety over time.
4, I’m definitely a pantser, but I’m also a great plotter after pantsing.
5. You can contact me anytime!

By: Marje @ Kyrosmagica

Marje @ Kyrosmagica — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:20:56 +0000

In reply to Sacha Black. Hope you don't Sacha. Keep on smiling. :)

By: Sacha Black

Sacha Black — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:19:31 +0000

In reply to Marje @ Kyrosmagica. Hell yeah you do.Good way of thinking about it too Marje, I hope I never see it though...!