L.V. Gaudet's Blog, page 6

Happy – Not So Happy – Covid Days

It’s weird. Offsetting. Not how the visit is supposed to be. That is our new and temporary “normal”. Nothing feels normal. Nothing is normal. That is what our world has become – an average everyday Covid day.

Feeling a Little Lost?

The best writing can come from the chaos of strong emotions.

What Do You Mean I Have to Write Dialogue?

My best advice on writing dialogue is practice. Practice, practice, practice. Then scrap it and do it all over again. Put yourself in your character’s shoes and play out the scene as if it’s happening to you. You are the character. Roleplay that story with yourself.

BREAKING THE ANTI-WRITING BARRIER: Challenge Yourself

Keep writing, my friends. One word, one sentence, at a time.

BREAKING THE ANTI-WRITING BARRIER: Facing the Beast

Keep writing, my friends. One word, one sentence, at a time.

BREAKING THE ANTI-WRITING BARRIER: Finding Inspirations to Write

Whatever wakes your inspiration, embrace it and revisit it.

BREAKING THE ANTI-WRITING BARRIER: Talk The Words Out

Keeping your intentions a secret means no one ever has to know you quit, failed, or slacked off. You can spend months in silent misery bemoaning your inability to write.

BREAKING THE ANTI-WRITING BARRIER: Make Something Old New

Sometimes breaking through that barrier preventing you from writing is about retraining your brain and your psyche. Tricking it out of that mindset that has convinced you that you cannot write.

F#@& Covid and Lockdown, and Get Back to Writing!

Is it any wonder so many of the already creatives have lost the ability to create? It’s like we are all trapped in a never-ending plotline.

Screw the Submissions Deadlines, Focus on the Writing

Put your focus on trying to be inspired by that story you are writing. On writing the story the best you possibly can.