Natalie C.

@nanisnook

I do what the other gals on here do and just push through. I tend to hate every minute of it, but I do it anyway. 😛

Yay! *throws confetti* So glad you’re getting through it. 😀

@nanisnook

Yeah, I get what you mean. Almost anything can be easier or harder depending on the situation.

Have you ever based characters on other people in your life?

@nanisnook Honestly, I’m in the same boat right now lol. I always come to a point in my novels (usually about 6/8 of the way in) where I feel like everything I did is trash and I wasted 4/whatever years of my life on a dumb novel that no one will ever like or read. But you know what I tell myself? It’s my dumb novel, those are characters I love,…[Read more]

@nanisnook Good question! (Thanks for the tag! <3) Honestly, I probably need to do the whole “jump ahead” thing because I’ve been stuck on a scene for a month and haven’t written a word :))))) Sadly, I don’t, so I just procrastinate actually being productive and figuring out what I’m going to do lolll

Hi there!! @nanisnook

When I’m stuck on a scene, I’ll usually brainstorm out the problem. If something feels off or I’m really not getting into the scene, it really helps to dig down to the root of the issue before continuing. If I try to write through something like that, the problem will often show through my writing.

Jumping ahead can be the…[Read more]

@nanisnook

Nice to meet you too!

@devastate-lasting

Favs… LOTR: Gandalf, Hunger Games: Johanna, and Star Wars: Darth Vader… or maybe R2?

@kathleenramm

The first time I remember writing a story was when I was… idk, 6? To be clear tho, my writing habits were extremely sporadic until I turned 13 a few years ago. I don’t know if I even could…[Read more]

@nanisnook

I know I’m late but…

1) Your writing is probably not as bad as you think it is. You’re your worst critic.

2) Don’t read other people’s amazing work. Read their (or your previous) failures instead. 😛

3) Remember why you’re writing. Whatever reason you’re writing for, keep that in mind.

4) It really helps me if I don’t focus on…[Read more]

@nanisnook

When I get stuck writing a scene I

1) Read or edit a previous section of my book until I get excited and feel like writing again.

2) Leave and do something else. My best ideas generally come to me when I am doing something totally unrelated to writing.

3) Just keep writing. The only problem with this is that if you are truly stuck,…[Read more]

@nanisnook

I usually force myself to keep going through the scene. Usually all it needs is a few hundred more words and then I’m writing freely again. Having said that, in one of my last WIPs I got really stuck at a large portion and completely skipped four or five chapters and just kept going. It depends on what works for you really.…[Read more]

@nanisnook I usually end up procrastinating for a week and regretting it, but yeah I usually push on through instead of skipping around.

@nanisnook

I just push through it because I find it really difficult to write out of order. It’s too confusing and messy for my brain to handle, but everyone works differently, so if that is not your thing, don’t keep trying to push though when you can write out of order. 🙂

@nanisnook

For me? I always put the scene in the parenthesis (perhaps tell what happens in a couple of sentences) and then just move on. If you’re feeling the urge to write the next scene, then totally go for it! I’ve found that writing the scenes I’m in the mood for helps me #1 stay motivated and not get bored with my story, and #2 write more…[Read more]

@nanisnook

ahh that. Yeah I get that often lol

I either

1: walk away for half an hour and come back,

2: listen to music that helps get me in the mood

or 3: skip it and continue the plot and then go back because sometimes filling what happens after really helps

@nanisnook

Well, most of the time I just push right through it, but if a scene’s coming up and I don’t know what’s gonna happen AND I just don’t feel like writing it, I’ll just put: something really cool happens and move on. I’ve only ever done that once, tho, so it’s no a super common thing for me. 😉

@ariel-f

Camille can make you spill all your secrets and publish them? Woah, she’s on a another level. Not necessarily a higher one but definitely a different one. XD

@nanisnook

It’s cool how you modeled Tess after yourself! It would be very interesting going to brunch with someone very similar to yourself.

Just a bit curious, do you find it…[Read more]

@nanisnook Thanks for the advice! The idea would be to grow the sibling bond to include her, I’m just not sure if I can pull it off without ruining the rest of the book. I’ll definitely have to think about it some more. 😛

@nanisnook  Nice to meet you! I don’t have any real “pets” but I live on a farm so we have cows, chickens, a dog, and a cat which technically could be classified as pets. Do you?

And I’m going to tag some more peeps, ’cause writing contests are the best!!!!!!! 😉

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