tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post3134296501679861777..comments2024-02-16T01:19:34.964-05:00Comments on The Walk of Words: Ugly ConfessionsRebekkah Nileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post-38910306649537125712011-04-25T18:40:16.097-04:002011-04-25T18:40:16.097-04:00I had a character do just that, but I ended up jus...I had a character do just that, but I ended up just using him to replace another character who wasn't working. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post-67599505390481234882011-04-25T17:05:35.789-04:002011-04-25T17:05:35.789-04:00Great advice! Nothing like throwing a new charact...Great advice! Nothing like throwing a new character into a story to mix things up - and who doesn't need a new and interesting subplot to spice things up? Or else, the removal of a poorly written subplot can take out a lot of story-baggage, and make things flow more easily. One of my new characters is so likeable, I'll have to watch carefully to make sure he doesn't take over the entire story himself. ;)Rebekkah Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post-30391099315652357832011-04-25T16:50:55.456-04:002011-04-25T16:50:55.456-04:00I get exactly what you're saying. This happens...I get exactly what you're saying. This happens to me as well, though I'm not doing 3000 words a day right now, either. What tends to work for me when I'm having trouble getting words on the page is a re-evaluation of the story.<br /><br />Rather than focusing on writing your story, try free-writing about your story. Or, look at some of the plot-points you have and ask yourself what might happen if you kicked them out and tried something else. Or, think of a scene from later on that you're really excited about writing (or dream one up) and go for it. Another thing I found helpful was tossing in a random new character to stir things up and create conflice. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.com