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Rockenheimer · Feb 25, 2014

I'm Steph, been writing ever since I was an embryo - for fun - and I have the distinction of seldom ever finishing that which I start. I just got back to writing and have hit the inevitable bump in the road and I'm sitting idle, watching my story get cold.

I hate it when I do that!

Good to be here. Nice to know ya!

cnl790 · Feb 25, 2014

I believe all writers can say they've been here and done that. I was in a funk with my novel the other day and amazingly sent what I had to be reviewed and the two loved it. That was enough to pull me from said funk. Just never force anything while writing, because usually it doesn't work.

All and all if you can't keep it going right now set it aside and pick up another project, and come back to it when you're ready to do so.

Nice to meet you.

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Coleton · Feb 25, 2014

Hello Rockenheimer! Glad to see you here! I'm a prolific not finisher as well. Glad I'm not alone!

Griffin Hayes · Feb 25, 2014

Welcome!

Fullon_v4.0 · Feb 25, 2014

I know how that goes! I got two projects finished, one that's actually going somewhere and so many other "concepts" just floating around on various hard drives! You'll find that sweet spot! What are you into writing?

rwm4768 · Feb 25, 2014

Welcome. I hate those bumps in the road. I've been hitting a lot of them recently.

Thuro · Feb 26, 2014

Another not finisher. Welco

Rockenheimer · Feb 26, 2014

Ah - noble, like-minded company - greetings! Chasity, Fullon, peers, co-creators: right now I'm working on erotica (it's a genre - should I make that a capital E?) It's my first stab at it; I don't have a go-to genre, I just write whatever moves me to do it. I should have found out about this here community eons ago! Where's the volume knob on this thing??

Routhwick · Feb 26, 2014

Rockenheimer said:
I'm Steph, been writing ever since I was an embryo - for fun - and I have the distinction of seldom ever finishing that which I start. I just got back to writing and have hit the inevitable bump in the road and I'm sitting idle, watching my story get cold.

I hate it when I do that!

Good to be here. Nice to know ya!

I can strongly relate. (I've got two projects desperately waiting in the wings; one of them "won" NaNoWriMo 2012, and another has been in the works since Christmas 2005. Both are middle-grade children's novels set in the Caribbean.)

Otherwise, I wish you luck on your project, and I welcome you to AW. Wish me the same for mine!

cnl790 · Feb 26, 2014

Not much of an erotic reader, nor much of a romance reader. I don't know why that is. But I'm not much for the mushy stuff. I write mostly fantasy and dabble in some horror/paranormal. Plus some dark fantasy. I'm all over the board when it comes to genres I can't pick just one. As for the whole writers block/funk. I'm working on I don't know how many projects right now. I've lost count and have my boyfriend saying 'no more short stories for you until you finish book two.' Yeah I can't get past a thousand words in book two

Jillian Karger · Feb 26, 2014

Welcome Rockenheimer! Sometimes putting a story aside for a while is what you need. The story's not getting cold--it's just germinating in your head instead of on the page for a while

jeffo · Feb 26, 2014

Welcome to the forums! Hopefully you can find lots of encouragement here and get motivated to write (instead of just reading all the posts, like I tend to do on occasion...)

thehairymob · Feb 26, 2014

Champagne Cupcake · Feb 26, 2014

Welcome!

Fullon_v4.0 · Feb 26, 2014

Over here! *turns up nob* *boom, boom, BOOM!*
I hope you see your projects through to the end!

Physsica · Feb 26, 2014

Welcome! And just remember: NEVER, EVER, EVER throw the old stuff away! I promise you -even if you think it's crap now and will never work on it again- you will regret it. A lot of my regrets in life come from that. Yeah... oops.

Shaba · Feb 27, 2014

Cnl is mostly right. If you are not a writer that can force good things to come out of your head then don't. Having said that, some writers can force themselves to write and the work comes out spectacular. So find what works for you.

Hey

Rockenheimer

cnl790

regdog

The Scavengers

Coleton

Creator of the Scorpicorn

Griffin Hayes

One evil little baby step at a time

Fullon_v4.0

Shard Knight

rwm4768

practical experience, FTW

Thuro

I'm Batman

Rockenheimer

Routhwick

cnl790

Jillian Karger

Enjoys the word "plethora."

jeffo

thehairymob

If I had a brain I'd still be dumb

Champagne Cupcake

Word Nerd From Way Back

Fullon_v4.0

Shard Knight

Physsica

Planning a return trip to earth.

Shaba