Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-33803324-20190201125749/@comment-9041013-20190201173431

Thomas Scriven wrote: I actually do not have ADD or ADHD, so that's not the problem for me in this case; and I feel like I want to write something, you know? Maybe not creepypastas specifically, but Horror has been my favorite genre for a long while and I want to try my hand. I've got a lot of stories in the works, but I've been hitting this block no matter what I attempt to write.

I have read a lot of your stories, BloodySpghetti, and they are all very good; I'm genuinely surprised that with such a long list of tales under your belt you've never hit a wall when trying to sit down and write. I understand it's kind of a willpower thing - "just do it" - but do you have a specific process? Or is it more like "Oh, I've got free time, lemme just whip out a story"? That's not a complete list.

Usually, I just give myself time to come up with a story idea in my head and then make it into a story. I do tell myself "alright, we have the woods for the fire, now lets make a viking funeral" and just sit down and write it. Some stories are just spontanious though and I write them on a whim.

I've been writing for years now and I probably don't have enough material to fill a Harry Potter book even still.

You don't have to write everything in one take, you can write a few bits every day, or over a period of time. Maybe you're just distracted.

Perhaps you just have to push through these first few paragraphs and then you'll do it.