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i did and then erased it all...still letting it brew for a while

posted by Annicita on November 15, 2013 at 4:29 PM | link to this | reply

Just write anything at first and keep writing until it starts taking shape and getting right. You can always delete the chaff!

posted by mariss9 on November 15, 2013 at 9:31 AM | link to this | reply

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posted by Annicita on November 13, 2013 at 4:55 PM | link to this | reply

Annicita

☃ However, it would be a novel idea love. BC-A, Bill’s R®st

posted by BC-A on November 13, 2013 at 2:29 PM | link to this | reply

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thanks sinome...sometimes i do that...but i have opted to not write the novel this year or at least not this month...since i just started a new job

posted by Annicita on November 12, 2013 at 7:37 PM | link to this | reply

I know the feeling Annicita... I would be willing to bet any writer does loll What I do is I just write, not necesarily the first sentence but just anything. There is no law that says you got to write in a certain order. Write whatever you say you have... whatever! ... Start like by describing for example one of your characters... Lets say is a little girl... Write something like " She sat by her window and stared out into the night... " and go on " Her black hair softly fell about her face ... etc. etc." you get the idea :-) Before you know it you have a chapter and who knows... Maybe you decide to begin your book with it , or not, but you will find it makes it easier to find that dreaded "first" sentence :-) That concept was given to me by one of my dearest teachers in College when I could not for the life of me find the words to start a paper that was due... I thought then it was, and still think it is, brilliant and its served me well in all walks of life. Good luck! xoxoxo

posted by Sinome on November 12, 2013 at 6:16 PM | link to this | reply

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i've been concentrating on so many things that i couldn't get clarity but now i think i will definitely have some now to find the time!

posted by Annicita on November 6, 2013 at 3:16 PM | link to this | reply

I totally empathise. I struggle enough to write a few scarse lines

posted by lionreign on November 5, 2013 at 3:37 AM | link to this | reply

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posted by Annicita on November 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM | link to this | reply

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i know it will come...just need to let it come at its own time

posted by Annicita on November 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM | link to this | reply

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well this is my first...just so much going on that it is hard to concentrate...need to take one more day to let it simmer and then write...sigh

posted by Annicita on November 4, 2013 at 3:59 PM | link to this | reply

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thanks forever...

posted by Annicita on November 4, 2013 at 3:58 PM | link to this | reply

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sometimes yes it is

posted by Annicita on November 4, 2013 at 3:58 PM | link to this | reply

Goodness it is frightening already A,.

posted by C_C_T on November 4, 2013 at 11:29 AM | link to this | reply

Boy, do I know that feeling.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on November 4, 2013 at 9:48 AM | link to this | reply

Annicita

Wish I could help you, but I don't write novels...

posted by Nautikos on November 4, 2013 at 9:05 AM | link to this | reply

Once you get past the first sentence the rest of the "dominoes" will begin to fall. Begin with a descriptive sentence, like, "The morning was a beautiful lady, striding over the horizon in her favorite, golden dress." In my experience, if you begin with something, like nature, that is a necessary but secondary background subject, it is easier to get started. You will be fine. Just try to clear your mind with something else for a few hours, then come back and look at the world in your mind again. Hang in there.