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Once again, she had blocked out an entire evening. And yet...
What was stopping her?
Why wouldn't the words come?
She knew what these things were supposed to look like, she must've listened to hundreds of them at this point.
Tap tap went her claws on the notepad.
It's not like blocking out an entire evening was even hard. It's not like she ever had any plans anyways.
She had that special focus music playing, had saved a cold tonic for the evening...
Staring out the window into the distance was so much easier though.
Easier than what though? All she had to do was move the pen over the paper and make some words.
She wrote down a few of them. "One late evening..."
She looked at those words.
She read them again.
She vigourously struck them out as if they had harmed her.
Tap tap tap.
Staring out the window into the distance was so much easier.
Why was something this easy so hard?
She had ideas. Good ones. Hundreds of them.
Yet the second she tried to grasp them and nail them onto the page...
...they always seemed to slip her grasp.
Is it writers block if you've never even managed to write a single sentence before?
If you've just tried for a dozen times?
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What was stopping her?
Why wouldn't the words come?
She knew what these things were supposed to look like, she must've listened to hundreds of them at this point.
Tap tap went her claws on the notepad.
It's not like blocking out an entire evening was even hard. It's not like she ever had any plans anyways.
She had that special focus music playing, had saved a cold tonic for the evening...
Staring out the window into the distance was so much easier though.
Easier than what though? All she had to do was move the pen over the paper and make some words.
She wrote down a few of them. "One late evening..."
She looked at those words.
She read them again.
She vigourously struck them out as if they had harmed her.
Tap tap tap.
Staring out the window into the distance was so much easier.
Why was something this easy so hard?
She had ideas. Good ones. Hundreds of them.
Yet the second she tried to grasp them and nail them onto the page...
...they always seemed to slip her grasp.
Is it writers block if you've never even managed to write a single sentence before?
If you've just tried for a dozen times?
---
The Momo-species originates from Temtem by Crema / Humble Games
This work and the original characters depicted are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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That would almost be wholesome if they're just trying to help her. Hope it'll work out. Eventually.
Yeah, they can be quite fickle at times. Figuring out how to be creative despite not feeling motivated can be extremely difficult, especially for new writers / artists.
Yeah, they can be quite fickle at times. Figuring out how to be creative despite not feeling motivated can be extremely difficult, especially for new writers / artists.
I could see Tamer trying to help break the writer's block with a GPT style prompt. Perhaps something like the following
Outline an ASMR story. In the story, the wearer is outfitted by their trainer with a full set of Hamerspace Industries accessories. Include a scene set in a shady back alley.
Admittedly, that prompt would be something of a tease, but it might work to get the creative juices flowing.
Outline an ASMR story. In the story, the wearer is outfitted by their trainer with a full set of Hamerspace Industries accessories. Include a scene set in a shady back alley.
Admittedly, that prompt would be something of a tease, but it might work to get the creative juices flowing.
If the recipient is in a 'do whatever I'm told to do' mindset, at least from the person providing the prompt, they might not even notice that it's the sort of prompt that you'd feed to a generative AI. And the vibe that I get is that Kubi has that sort of mindset with instructions from Tamer.
As an aside, that's an interesting set of flags on her wall. I'll assume the significance is left to the interpretation of the viewer.
As an aside, that's an interesting set of flags on her wall. I'll assume the significance is left to the interpretation of the viewer.
I feel that, not just with writing, generally happens in most cases.
Personally, every tiem I get writing or drawing I am either drunk, sleep deprived, blushing profusely, or I start with my own notes as a starting point, think what the characters would do and roll d20 dices DnD style to see what I get and if it does not convince me I try a different route and such, works for me, might not be for everyone tho.
As a general advice I would say to try and keep notes of stuff you want to do so when you get to these spaces where you can dedicate yourself to it, you have kind of a starting point. Hope it helps someone out there.
Personally, every tiem I get writing or drawing I am either drunk, sleep deprived, blushing profusely, or I start with my own notes as a starting point, think what the characters would do and roll d20 dices DnD style to see what I get and if it does not convince me I try a different route and such, works for me, might not be for everyone tho.
As a general advice I would say to try and keep notes of stuff you want to do so when you get to these spaces where you can dedicate yourself to it, you have kind of a starting point. Hope it helps someone out there.
Hey, I hope that writing advice finds someone who needs to hear it!
And yeah, it definitely applies to more creative pursuits than just writing. I have my days too where I just can't get in the mood to draw, and if I force myself everything I do looks inedaquate to me. Routine does a lot to mitigate that, but you can never quite escape it.
And yeah, it definitely applies to more creative pursuits than just writing. I have my days too where I just can't get in the mood to draw, and if I force myself everything I do looks inedaquate to me. Routine does a lot to mitigate that, but you can never quite escape it.
Indeed, can heavily relate to just not being in the mood to draw, currently going through an admittedly heavy version of it atm, haven't really posted a pic in 2 months now despite having 2 nearly finished ones, and I can't explain why, I think its just that I haven't been in the mood to draw lately, I wanna go back and finish those pics tbh, just need to get in the mood for it somehow and not by forcing myself to do it or, as you say, it will look inadequate, I hope it will pass eventually.
Also, indeed! Hope that advice finds those who need it.
Also, indeed! Hope that advice finds those who need it.
Thank you for the worries, but I am doing quite well on that front, drawing wise at least. I've got a lot of routine at this point and usually know how to work through down-periods like this. Still, I wanted to capture the feeling of a beginner artist going through this experience, as I think it is a pretty universal one amongst creative folks.
Man oh man, do I know this feeling. This is why it took my seven(!) years to write the first draft of my first novel. That, and the little demon voice that hagrides you and says "everything you do is trash". Funny thing, what I found most helpful was just to write. Write something. Anything. A word. A sentence. Don't worry about grammar or puncutation or anything, just get thoughts down. If you get stuck, have ninjas attack, you can take 'em out later. (This last being one of the very few pieces of good advice I got from my ill-fated attempt at a Master's degree.) Write in pen so you can't go back and erase. Before you know it, something'll catch and you'll have a paragraph, a page, a novel.
Silly, perhaps, to give writing advice to a fictional character, but this strikes a chord with me so hard. It's nice to see another aspect of Kubi's life, too. I love her little plush friends and the pride flags on the wall, too.
Silly, perhaps, to give writing advice to a fictional character, but this strikes a chord with me so hard. It's nice to see another aspect of Kubi's life, too. I love her little plush friends and the pride flags on the wall, too.
Well, silly maybe to give it to a fictional character, but I say just having that advice out there is a good thing. It might always reach someone who really needs to hear it. I certainly feel like it's gonna be useful for me personally already. While writing isn't my main creative pursuit, I do dabble in it here and now, and I've certainly been feeling like I put way too much effort into making the first draft "perfect" whenever I write something a bit more long form. Actually it's that exact mistake I tried to capture Kubi making in the little write-up here. I know it's an easy one that many beginning writers make. The ninja one was news to me though! I am definitely going to remember that one.
Yeah, not gonna lie, Kubi has been at the forefront of my creative mind a lot in the past week or two. Really been tempted to round her out with a bit more character development outside of just the kinky stuff.
Yeah, not gonna lie, Kubi has been at the forefront of my creative mind a lot in the past week or two. Really been tempted to round her out with a bit more character development outside of just the kinky stuff.
It has helped me a lot, and I hope it can help others, too. Everyone has their own methods and tricks, of course, so I'm not offering this as any sort of one-size-fits-all panacea, but it's certainly worth a shot, I think.
I know all about that little voice that says your first draft has to be perfect, but it won't be. Whether it's your first story or your five hundredth, it won't be. And that's okay. It might help to think of it like the rough sketch. It's getting the bones laid down, pinning the idea to the board. The rest comes later. And I know you know this, but I know it can be hard to internalize it sometimes, too. It took me years to do it. You and Kubi can do it, though!
As for the ninja thing, to put it into a bit more context, the professor's point was that you keep the pen moving. So it doesn't have to be ninjas, it can be anything. If you feel a block coming on, you can just run your story in circles 'til it catches again. (Though, given a certain snowcat's prankish luck, I wouldn't be surprised if she did get the odd ninja attack just because.)
I would love to see Kubi fleshed out a little more. You've presented her as such a shy, sweet, lonely girl I couldn't help but fall in love with her a little. Largely thanks to moments of resonance like this one, and just how utterly adorable she is. Whether you do any more with her or not, she's one of your most memorable characters for certain!
I know all about that little voice that says your first draft has to be perfect, but it won't be. Whether it's your first story or your five hundredth, it won't be. And that's okay. It might help to think of it like the rough sketch. It's getting the bones laid down, pinning the idea to the board. The rest comes later. And I know you know this, but I know it can be hard to internalize it sometimes, too. It took me years to do it. You and Kubi can do it, though!
As for the ninja thing, to put it into a bit more context, the professor's point was that you keep the pen moving. So it doesn't have to be ninjas, it can be anything. If you feel a block coming on, you can just run your story in circles 'til it catches again. (Though, given a certain snowcat's prankish luck, I wouldn't be surprised if she did get the odd ninja attack just because.)
I would love to see Kubi fleshed out a little more. You've presented her as such a shy, sweet, lonely girl I couldn't help but fall in love with her a little. Largely thanks to moments of resonance like this one, and just how utterly adorable she is. Whether you do any more with her or not, she's one of your most memorable characters for certain!
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