Reply to: Writers Block

[ctdctd]

Obviously DimPrawn did it.

FTFY

[doomage]

Obviously the butler did it.

[doomage]

How about a Hitchcockesque story where the protagonist is an old retired guy who posts on online forums.

One day one of the other forum members describes a situation where he has to confess something to an angry violent mate.

And doesn't return.

The old fella gets a cryptic PM simply stating 'I coming for you next'.

He tries to alert the other members of the forum.

But nobody believes him, as he is generally full of tulip anyway.




You can fill out the rest.

[mudskipper]

...why don't you carry on?

Because I hadn't done this ....

I assume you've planned the whole storyline, especially the ending?

Now sorted !

Was he going to grow up into a comedy BA?

[Doggy Styles]

He's turned amateur.

Does that mean he's got his virginity back?

[speling bee]

He is... although I hadn't realised he'd retired from being an Albanian prostitute.

He's turned amateur.

[stek]

I had a piece I wrote for the late lamented Bolton Wanderers Fanzine 'Tripe 'n' Trotters' read out on Baddiel and Skinners 'Unplanned' - having a go at WBA with special reference to the Second Gulf War going on the time, Baddiel read it out live despite the team insisting on no football references being mentioned, but I saw it and heard it abd he did mention the 'clause' and read it anyway with an 'I know we're not supposed to mention football, but....'

Now, I've got all eps of Unplanned, not watched them all so I can't say, but I can't find it, so either:

1: I can't haven't found it yet and will have to keep looking

2: it was cut from DVD version.

3: It never happened.

Thinking 3: at moment....

[TheBigD]

Always write about something you have first hand experience of.

He is... although I hadn't realised he'd retired from being an Albanian prostitute.

[Doggy Styles]

I have an outline yes.

Then just write your story! This is the enjoyable part, so enjoy it.

[FiveTimes]

Well I was only exagerrating when I said I'd only completed the first sentence of my putative book. I've recently written the first chapter. But being a perfectionist, I keep polishing and changing.
Maybe I'm trying too hard - I don't want to create great literature, just a formulaic commercial phenomenon that makes me filthy rich.

The plot involves a police inspector in an unnamed sleep, tropical paradise who gets involved in a drugs and prostitution network run by the Albanian mafia in concert with local crooks. And so on....But the pace would be suitably sleepy, charming, whimiscal and positive, more Mme Ramotswe than Jack Reacher.


maybe I need to research a sleepy troipical paradise - get a feel for it...

Sounds a bit like the series on the BBC a couple of months ago - Death in Paradise and for that reason I'm out

[KentPhilip]

sounds like one of those books that once you put it down you cant pick it up

Because it contains so much muck it sticks to the floor.

[sasguru]

I assume you've planned the whole storyline, especially the ending?

I have an outline yes.

[Doggy Styles]

Well I was only exagerrating when I said I'd only completed the first sentence of my putative book. I've recently written the first chapter. But being a perfectionist, I keep polishing and changing.
Maybe I'm trying too hard - I don't want to create great literature, just a formulaic commercial phenomenon that makes me filthy rich.

The plot involves a police inspector in an unnamed sleep, tropical paradise who gets involved in a drugs and prostitution network run by the Albanian mafia in concert with local crooks. And so on....But the pace would be suitably sleepy, charming, whimiscal and positive, more Mme Ramotswe than Jack Reacher.


maybe I need to research a sleepy troipical paradise - get a feel for it...

Don't keep changing the first chapter.

Get on with writing the book, and only go back and change earlier chapters if your plot development demands it. As for polishing, do that at the end. A decent editor can help you there.

I assume you've planned the whole storyline, especially the ending?

[OwlHoot]

Always write about something you have first hand experience of.

How about a delusional misfit that's been diagnosed with excessive syndrome .. ?

Well he admits he has been polishing it non-stop

[EternalOptimist]

wow, the reviews are not looking good so far. maybe you should hire Max Clifford to help you out

sounds like one of those books that once you put it down you cant pick it up