i can testify to how tough this is for him. i read and read while he toils for hours over his computer.

we drink lots of coffee, watch period pieces and try to inspire one another to keep working…

By the way, she really does have “a face to launch a thousand ships” ( a slight perversion of the actual quote, I know). She also has the intellect to comand them all

Go find a labyrinth to walk. Is very good for getting past walls.

To lift a quote from Homer: “Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy.”
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Stay on course, Odysseus!

When i get a minor writing block when writing essays and such for school (i know, patheticly small compared to you), i find fiddling with a Rubix cube for a little while helps me find the right words to say. of course, that might be different in this case. but, you are right, the best way to get off writer’s block is to take a break and let the answer come to you. Just, keep it cool, and it will come. nobody else got as far as you have already, and the unwisest thing to do is to stop when you are already so far. And by the looks of it, you are right on the threshold.
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So just as Robert said, STAY ON COURSE, ODYSSEUS!

Staring blankly with nothing coming is probably not the best way to bring upon brilliance. The script, thus far, is fantastical - everything that I ever dreamt that Ti’ana would become. Take a break for a day instead of staring blankly. Try to stop the worry for that time. It might help reset the nothingness.

Carla is drunk and making BLTs. I love her. We finally found safe tomatoes. Are we going to solely communicate via blog comments from now on? I think we should. We could publish the entirely of our ramblings throughout the internet.

Patrick’s words are wisdom indeed. Go outside, take a walk. My best ideas come to me on my bicycle; do something similar.

and going on with quotes?

O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention,
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act,
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!

My heart is with you Adrian…I know the hell that writing can be. Just rest assured that that’s normal. It means that you’re passionate about your project, that you’re involved with it on a deep, personal, even spiritual level. That’s a good thing for the story. Not always a good thing for your health, but good for the project in the long run.

On a side note - I love posts directly related to pre-production!

Speaking as one who participates in National Novel Writing Month every November, I can relate to a certain limited extent. In my experience though, the only way really IS through. Keep on truckin’!

I’d choose muse over death.

Personally

I find that the off-the-wall comedy of “Family Guy” always sparks my creative side, even when I don’t need/want it to.

WORK FASTER, you lazy script-writer! *cracks whip over Adrian’s head*

(Kidding. Writer’s Block can be brutal; just don’t give yourself an aneurism trying to get past it.)

Calam said:

WORK FASTER, you lazy script-writer! *cracks whip over Adrian’s head*

(Kidding. Writer’s Block can be brutal; just don’t give yourself an aneurism trying to get past it.)

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That’s right you’re just kidding -_O

WOW, JUST STUMBLED UPON YOU’RE SITE AND CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THE MYST MOVIE WHEELS ARE TURNING AGAIN. BEEN A MASSIVE GAMER ALL MY LIFE BUT NOTHING HAS GRIPPED MY IMAGINATION MORE THAN THE FANTASTIC MYST GAMES AND BOOKS. I HAVE ALL MY FINGERS CROSSED FOR YOU BOTH AND WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD FOR YOUR PROJECT.

We all support you

I vote for taking at least a one day break if you haven’t already.

And I think you’ll know what I’m going to say, but I’ll say it despite: ALWAYS write through blocks and try to avoid breaks. It’s best to get an idea down, any idea, since then there’s at least a substance with which to play. Breaks are necessary, but I don’t necessarily advocate them to resolve a block; they can serve as high-minded excuses for getting away from the work.

I think that’s why I don’t care for the label, “Good first draft writer,” because it implies that, to that person, the piece of writing is [close to being] finished when originally smeared onto the page. First drafts are, to me, embellished outlines (as I have oft lamented, sure, but ultimately believe will be my finest gift). Artists can always go back and tinker with their work later, polishing, economizing, clarifying, but no one can advance far, to perfect a project, when there is no material yet outside the artist’s mind.

Write first, even if it is nonsensical doggerel, and unblock second. There is no better cure for stopped creativity than basic creation.

Author’s Note: I post this while on the tail end of a week-long break.