For the creative-types

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-13-2009, 09:16 AM

Most people think the worst thing you can have is writer's block. That's entirely untrue. Worse than writer's block is having too many great ideas at the same time and being completely overwhelmed by indecision for which you should work on first. In fact, there's that niggling suspicion, that if you choose one over the others, the remaining ideas will lose focus and fall by the way side. That your inspiration and enthusiasm for them may be lost forever. And there's the final nail in the coffin, that you think you'll choose something then suffer inertia almost immediately.

gaahhhhhh

(ps. this is actually a bizarre reaction to my intense procrastination over my "real" work, which just adds more and more indecision, since I'm technically meant to be doing something removed from all my creative ideas in the first place)

gaaahhhhhhh

Luigiman7 · 12-13-2009, 09:53 AM

I assume it's easier than artists block, but damn. I have no idea what to pick to draw also. Plus, the lack of time means i'll forget them eventually.

gaaahhhhhhh i feel your pain

Bomby · 12-13-2009, 10:39 AM

Pull a few pages out of a notebook, try to separate your thoughts about each idea onto the different pages. Works for me usually.

Panfan · 12-13-2009, 11:53 AM

one time i was writing a song and i had like five different awesome bass parts that went well with it. And then I forgot all of them. I really need to learn how to write things donw.

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-13-2009, 02:21 PM

My problem is just that I start brainstorming whenever I'm bored or just not really thinking about [insert mundane physical task here], which means it's often when I lack the means to write down my ideas, which I then forget by the time I get to a pen or keyboard.

There's this one script I've been writer's-blocked on for a few years, in fact. I've actually solved the block at least 2 or 3 times....when I've been in the shower or driving or in class or something.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Metal Man · 12-13-2009, 03:07 PM

This would be the same as my problem--so many different places I can contribute to, but every time I choose, my brain pulls me in a separate direction.

At least with writer's block I can just mindlessly play video games.

**Valigarmander** · 12-13-2009, 03:11 PM

I hate any and every form of block.

And I get them all the time. Rage.

Metal Mario · 12-13-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds

Most people think the worst thing you can have is writer's block. That's entirely untrue.

That's right. The worst thing you can have is AIDS.

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-13-2009, 05:58 PM

^ Well, the worst thing is having both writers block and AIDS.

Metal Mario · 12-13-2009, 06:29 PM

I'm pretty sure that if I had AIDS, I'd have a permanent writer's block. I'd be all like, "Well, I'm going to die a slow, horrible, agonizing death in a couple of months. What's the point of trying to plan out the next chapter in a book I'll never have time to finish anyway?"

ZeldaGirl · 12-13-2009, 06:37 PM

You know what this means, folks?

Yeah. Metal Mario has been touchin' some monkeys as of late. The animal, not the band.

***Ace Mercury*** · 12-13-2009, 06:55 PM

^^ Well, I'd think that if I was going to die, I'd want to leave my mark whatever way I can. If I'm a writer with only my writing ability, and my writing ability has been blocked with a block of writer's block, I'd think "This writing block is super bad!"

It's kind of depressing that we aren't spurred to do things with our lives until we have a timer on it. We all implicitly have one anyways (i.e. dying of old age), but the alarm bell doesn't really ring as loud as "cancer" or "AIDS" does.

Metal Mario · 12-13-2009, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeldaGirl

You know what this means, folks?

Yeah. Metal Mario has been touchin' some monkeys as of late. The animal, not the band.

Charlton Heston came out okay.

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-13-2009, 08:39 PM

^That's an ape.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-14-2009, 12:27 AM

what about jareds aids

Dylan · 12-14-2009, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds

niggling

Uh. What? Is this another Australia thing? Or is my mind just completely in the gutter?

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-14-2009, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valigarmander

I hate any and every form of block.

And I get them all the time. Rage.

Sun block isn't that bad, though. It helps me keep my ashen pallor.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-14-2009, 12:49 AM

^^ "irritating, painful, or worrying, especially in a small but persistent way"

Used in the context of "niggling suspicion", you should imagine it as an annoying, wormy suspicion that keeps threading into your thoughts.

**Valigarmander** · 12-14-2009, 12:52 AM

^^ No, I hate sun block too. I hate all blocks. City blocks, data blocks... and especially Lawrence Block. Him and his crime novels.

Metal Mario · 12-14-2009, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds

what about jareds aids

I prefer Quizno's.

12-13-2009, 09:16 AM	#1
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	For the creative-types Most people think the worst thing you can have is writer's block. That's entirely untrue. Worse than writer's block is having too many great ideas at the same time and being completely overwhelmed by indecision for which you should work on first. In fact, there's that niggling suspicion, that if you choose one over the others, the remaining ideas will lose focus and fall by the way side. That your inspiration and enthusiasm for them may be lost forever. And there's the final nail in the coffin, that you think you'll choose something then suffer inertia almost immediately. gaahhhhhh (ps. this is actually a bizarre reaction to my intense procrastination over my "real" work, which just adds more and more indecision, since I'm technically meant to be doing something removed from all my creative ideas in the first place) gaaahhhhhhh

12-13-2009, 09:53 AM	#2
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	I assume it's easier than artists block, but damn. I have no idea what to pick to draw also. Plus, the lack of time means i'll forget them eventually. gaaahhhhhhh i feel your pain __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

12-13-2009, 05:58 PM	#9
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	That's a double whammy. ^ Well, the worst thing is having both writers block and AIDS.

12-13-2009, 10:39 AM	#3
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Pull a few pages out of a notebook, try to separate your thoughts about each idea onto the different pages. Works for me usually.

12-13-2009, 11:53 AM	#4
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	one time i was writing a song and i had like five different awesome bass parts that went well with it. And then I forgot all of them. I really need to learn how to write things donw.

12-13-2009, 02:21 PM	#5
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	My problem is just that I start brainstorming whenever I'm bored or just not really thinking about [insert mundane physical task here], which means it's often when I lack the means to write down my ideas, which I then forget by the time I get to a pen or keyboard. There's this one script I've been writer's-blocked on for a few years, in fact. I've actually solved the block at least 2 or 3 times....when I've been in the shower or driving or in class or something. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

12-13-2009, 03:07 PM	#6
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	This would be the same as my problem--so many different places I can contribute to, but every time I choose, my brain pulls me in a separate direction. At least with writer's block I can just mindlessly play video games.

12-13-2009, 03:11 PM	#7
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I hate any and every form of block. And I get them all the time. Rage.

12-13-2009, 06:29 PM	#10
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	I'm pretty sure that if I had AIDS, I'd have a permanent writer's block. I'd be all like, "Well, I'm going to die a slow, horrible, agonizing death in a couple of months. What's the point of trying to plan out the next chapter in a book I'll never have time to finish anyway?"

12-13-2009, 06:37 PM	#11
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	You know what this means, folks? Yeah. Metal Mario has been touchin' some monkeys as of late. The animal, not the band.

12-13-2009, 06:55 PM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^^ Well, I'd think that if I was going to die, I'd want to leave my mark whatever way I can. If I'm a writer with only my writing ability, and my writing ability has been blocked with a block of writer's block, I'd think "This writing block is super bad!" It's kind of depressing that we aren't spurred to do things with our lives until we have a timer on it. We all implicitly have one anyways (i.e. dying of old age), but the alarm bell doesn't really ring as loud as "cancer" or "AIDS" does.

12-13-2009, 08:39 PM	#14
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^That's an ape. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

12-14-2009, 12:27 AM	#15
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	what about jareds aids

12-14-2009, 12:49 AM	#18
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	^^ "irritating, painful, or worrying, especially in a small but persistent way" Used in the context of "niggling suspicion", you should imagine it as an annoying, wormy suspicion that keeps threading into your thoughts.

12-14-2009, 12:52 AM	#19
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^^ No, I hate sun block too. I hate all blocks. City blocks, data blocks... and especially Lawrence Block. Him and his crime novels.