To keep me "producing" I write short stories all the time for a message board, "The Daily Herald" which hosts the news and happenings for the online game Ultima Online. The problem is, most of the fiction I write there is of a similar vein to the beast that is Everspire.
A couple of fellow "writing friends" have proposed several methods of cracking this ol nut.
1. The James Cameron Approach
Stay focused and produce. Keep writing and writing on the topic you are working on. If its crap, you toss it later. This has always been my style, but I am getting burned out and fear that I might "settle for crap" to maintain the illusion of progress.
2. The Flush Method
This involves writing about things you normally wouldnt write about. For this reason I set this blog-thing up. Like Billy Crystal maintained in "Toss the Ugly Bitch From the Train"...a writer writes.
Any other suggestions?
I've gotten some excellent feedback from some really objective sources, the best so far coming from my friend Adam aka GRUCH! Hes read a plethora of fantasy novels from various authors, and his technichal advice was invaluable.
Post em here if ya got em!
- SL1D3R
Stay focused and produce. Keep writing and writing on the topic you are working on. If its crap, you toss it later. This has always been my style, but I am getting burned out and fear that I might "settle for crap" to maintain the illusion of progress.
2. The Flush Method
This involves writing about things you normally wouldnt write about. For this reason I set this blog-thing up. Like Billy Crystal maintained in "Toss the Ugly Bitch From the Train"...a writer writes.
Any other suggestions?
I've gotten some excellent feedback from some really objective sources, the best so far coming from my friend Adam aka GRUCH! Hes read a plethora of fantasy novels from various authors, and his technichal advice was invaluable.
Post em here if ya got em!
- SL1D3R
