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Anonymous Coward · 8mo

Hi! I'm a big fan and I have a few questions, sorry if it's a bit too much.
Do you struggle a lot to write? Like is it hard and are you sometimes blocked? Where does all your inspiration come from? And what advices could you give to write a story?

Not much at all!
1. I sometimes do! Most of the time nowadays I don't, but most of that came with practicing. I started paying attention to what helps me and what hinders me. For writing blocks of time I need to use noise canceling headphone, put on music without words, and put my phone on do not disturb. It sounds a bit cliche but limiting distractions helps me a lot :)

Also scheduling time to just ideate is a BIGGG thing! For me personally I need time to think and the actual writing is the last bit. I kinda schedule time to just think and brainstorm and that helps the words come easier. I take daily 1-2 hour walks and this helps with my creativity a lot. If I'm struggling with coming up with something/bridging how a scene will be executed I make myself go on a walk and p much walk until its figured out LOL it actually works! And I get steps in :)

  1. My inspiration comes deeply from soap operas & crime movies lol I love soap operas, I grew up on a lot of telenovelas and my mom was a big fan of other soap operas. Now I just binge all these dramatic angsty shows that leave me gasping at every turn LOL it's one of my favorite things! I also adore crime movies because I find them to be some of the more creative plots :)

  2. Advice I would give is reading a lot! Or if you don't have time to sit down and read, listening to audiobooks has done wonders for me in my adult life. Also letting yourself ideate! It's the core part of writing and not a waste of time even though you're technically not "writing". Researching and just brainstorm is like, 80% of the battle when it comes to writing. Once you got all those ducks in line, the words will flow significantly easier :)

I hope this helps!! I'm not a professional writer so I feel a little shy about giving advice honestly. Most of the time I am just like...bkdk brain go burrr

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