Comments on: Writer’s Block: Is It Laziness or a Critical Part of Being a Longtime Author? https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 By: Tuesday’s Tips – J.L. Winters https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-115066 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:25:34 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-115066 […] Writer’s Block: Is It Laziness or a Critical Part of Being a Longtime Author? – Kristen Lamb […]

]]> By: The Log-Line: Can You Pitch Your ENTIRE Story in ONE Sentence? https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-115011 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:49:43 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-115011 […] Writer’s Block: Is It Laziness or a Critical Part of Being a Longtime Author? […]

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-115009 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:52:38 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-115009 In reply to Abdul J.

Pretty good. I’d be more descriptive/creative with the half-brothers, but other than that? It works.

For instance, “Two half-brothers home from war and suffering from severe PTSD must….”

“Two half-brothers newly released from prison for crimes they didn’t commit must…”

See how this is being QUALITATIVE about whaat sort of characters are in the lead? I hope that helps.

]]> By: Abdul J https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-115007 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:26:08 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-115007 “Two half-brothers must resolve the mysterious connection between a murdered schoolgirl and a masked menace before spirits destroy our world and their own”

…I think this will help me prioritise going forward. Been stuck in the 40k mud for a while. Thanks, Kristen!

]]> By: Writer’s Block: Is It Laziness or a Critical Part of Being a Longtime Author? – Written By Kristen Lamb – Writer's Treasure Chest https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-115005 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:45:56 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-115005 […] CONTINUE READING HERE […]

]]> By: Tara Brinkley https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-114998 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:26:33 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-114998 Can we add brain fog mistaken as writers block. For years I would be so frustrated for hours wasted in front of the screen with nothing to show for it. Ugh! The hit to self confidence is real. Too many chronic conditions come with this special hurdle for writers.

]]> By: Barbara Meyers https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-114997 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:50:50 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-114997 I honestly think what we term writer’s block is one of the things you touched on: you don’t know where your story is going and you get stuck and can’t figure it out. (I’m an expert at this.) I begin things with that great idea–total pantser–and later realize I don’t know know what the story is about. I wait (my current wip is one I started 5 years ago) until I have it figured out before I go back to it. Even then, it’s often a struggle to get what I want on the page. Writing requires so much thinking! Great post. Thanks!

]]> By: Jean Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-114996 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:15:01 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-114996 Sometimes I actually have to do the laundry and wash the dishes. Sometimes the cat comes out on the losing end of a Brisk Discussion with the large Siamese down the block. Sometimes the husband stops driving and has to be driven to his dialysis appointments and taken in on a wheelchair. That’s when Candy Crush and Fishdom start looking *really* good.

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-114995 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 03:36:17 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-114995 In reply to Botanist.

Yeah I added in that caveat because I was fairly sure I wasn’t alone in this opinion and I think structure is usually the biggie, but YES, it could be casting the wrong character as a protagonist, wrong POV, wrong setting, the list goes on. I believe if we’d get better at listening our subconscious is actually offering a huge help. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Botanist https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/writers-block-is-it-laziness-or-a-critical-part-of-being-a-longtime-author/#comment-114994 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:42:48 +0000 https://authorkristenlamb.com/?p=29142#comment-114994 “This opinion might be unique to me. I read a ton of blogs and books, but if someone else has shared this theory, I haven’t seen it yet”

Actually, Kristen, you’ve checked off many of the possible root causes I cover in a booklet I wrote a few years ago called “Breaking the Block”. Motivation and time management are part of the foundation, but a big part of what I see as classic writer’s block is exactly what you point out here – your subconscious mind throwing up red flags. It may be structure, but it also may be you need a better understanding of setting, or characters and their backgrounds and motivations, or a list of other possibilities, but the subconscious mind is balking at something.

I’ll have to give the log line a try, BTW. Thanks for that tip.

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