I woke up to a wet, dreary, rainy day. And I smiled.
I love these kinds of days. For some reason, I feel much more inspired to write. Maybe it's the fact that I don't have to feel guilty for staying inside. Whatever the reason, I wish I had more of these types of days. Especially since it's Saturday and I don't have to work!
Despite the fact that a solution came to me for my plot problem, there is still one other, niggling detail that I need to solve. And I've wracked my brain over and over, trying to think of what it could be. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall in my subconscious. I really want to be able to just brainstorm a ton of ideas and then see which ones have merit. I'm thinking this is the perfect time for my chapter's "30-Second Brainstorm" section of our meeting on Tuesday. But I'd really like to figure it out this weekend so I could get to work.
What do you do when you can't figure out a plot problem? Do you brainstorm with a critique group or your best friend or...?
Maybe just reading through my manuscript will jumpstart my creativity. It's worth a try. :-)
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I let it sit in my subconsious for a while and then think up a few scenarios, plot them through all the consequences to the end and see what works. Sometimes you have to sratch a bunch of stuff :( sometimes you have to change a couple of words :D
ReplyDeleteGood luck
I try to make a list of 20 reasons/20 plot ideas that might fit. I let my brain go crazy, silly, think outside the box, etc. and sometimes that triggers it. I never know when it'll hit, but it often takes several days before it does.
ReplyDeleteI clear my mind, then imagine myself as the character in the moments just before the block. Then, as the character with all of his/her history, I decide what I would do next. That logical flow of life decisions helps pull the plot around the character.
ReplyDeleteToni, Michelle, and Jason - excellent suggestions. Thanks so much for commenting. I will put them to good use!
ReplyDeleteMelissa - I tend to either do some free writing in a notebook, playing the "what if?" game, OR, like Toni, I leave it in the back of my head for a while and wait for the inspiration to come :-)
ReplyDeleteI alternate between brainstorming with a friend who writes in a totally different genre, or else I'll stop writing and read for a while. That always seems to free the muse when she's...uh... constipated for lack fo a better word.
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