: Re: How Do you Stave Off Boredom While Writing? I have about 20 half-finish novels sitting on my computer, in my filing cabinet, or under my bed. The story with each is the same - I start

I am experiencing unpleasant feelings when - e. g. - writing documentation or a business text. But it is not the boredom, rather hopelessness.

When discovering a story, I notice one important part of it, first. Stage set, situation, attitude of an character. It takes from seconds to weeks, to see the contours of whole story. During this time, I am not writing. Then, I am starting to run for I need to have the raw story finished before something pulls me away. Like the Blitzkrieg tactics: when hit a resistance (cannot find the right word or sentence) just bypass it and keep running at any cost. When the raw story is finished, it can be put aside, even for months. It will not decompose nor decay.

So ask yourself:

How are you finding your stories and plots? What inspires you?
Why do you need to write them down?
Do your stories really deserve to be written down? Do you believe in them enough?
What have the moments you first realise the boredom in common?

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