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Lost Motivation?

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Sakabelle:
Blah!  I just do not have any motivation to write lately.  I know what I want to happen in the next chapters of my stories... but I just can't seem to get it out on to paper (well, on to screen really..) I started at Microsoft Word for an hour and hardly got anything written.  When this happens to you, what do you do to get the motivation back?  I just can't seem to put my mind to it.

sweet18_2003:
I either just type until everything starts to flow, or sleep on it for a few days, working ideas around in my mind. I am seeming to have the same problem lately. I have ideas to finish chapters...but ...I just cant get it down on the screen. Its frustrating... but it eventually gets worked though. Another thing I find that helps is writing out an outline with the main points of each chapter. That way you have something to look at to guide you through and motivate you. Most of my stories have outlines started out on chapter 15 or something. lol

MellzBellz:
Sometimes what helps me Steph is to reread what I have so far. It puts me back into the mood of the story and reacquaints me with the characters and what's going on. Sometimes it also helps to work on something entirely different like another story or a short story.

Most of the time its just a matter of getting down to it. Once you start writing you usually get back into the groove.

nicksgal:
That totally happened to me last July! I'm not the best person to ask, because I ended up taking a six month hiatus from updating.

But like Mel said, usually rereading what you have helps. :)

DaniGiggles:
Weird that you were to post this today because these past couple of days I've been getting on AC and going "Where the hell are Steph's stories!?!?!?! I need them!" and I'm sad everytime there's not an update. I was gonna message you to see what was up, but now I know!

And loss of motivation is totally normal. I'm a bit in a rut myself. I know exactly what I want to happen, but actually getting it down is a problem. Like Mel, I sometimes reread a couple chapters to get me back in the mood, and like Ash I wait a couple of days and try and rework scenes in my head to see if I can make them more interesting, and thus more fun to write. Don't worry, you'll get back into the swing of things, it just might take a week or so :)

But uh, I'm waiting... *cough*patiently*cough* for an update, so no pressure or anything lol!  :D

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