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Writing is like a crossword puzzle |
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By Hellcat
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21 June 2008 |
Writing isn’t that hard. Just don’t wait ‘til you have a whole idea. Instead, write down what you have in your head and work from there. It’s like doing a crossword puzzle or sudoku; start with the clues that really stand out to you. The easy ones. Once you have these down, you can use the letters from them to help you fill out the harder clues. Keep going like this.
Even if it’s just a few paragraphs, - as long as you have these you can put them in order. This makes it easier to fill out the gaps in your story/idea. So don’t give in to procrastination, waiting until you have a whole story sorted in your head - I think it’s more difficult that way; like trying to sort all the clues in a crossword puzzle at the same time.
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Written by mia_ms_kim (976 comments posted) 22nd June 2008 | What an interesting way to think of creative writing. I tend to agree with you since I take a thread and write it, and that thread spawns new threads. But I also know there are people who cannot write like that. Some have to have the whole story planned chapter by chapter, and their characters mapped out with a chart before they write anything down. It depends on what works for the writer, I guess. But I definitely like your crossword puzzle model, and I write that way.
Mia  |
Written by TwistedTales (544 comments posted) 28th June 2008 | Good advice - taken. The best thing to do when you think you can't write, is to pick up a book on creative writing and do some exercises. It will take you somewhere, if not to your destination, but come on, the book's just a rickshaw, you still got to peddle.
Regards,
TT |
Written by Leigh (226 comments posted) 24th July 2008 | Very interesting and inspiring. I'd never thought of looking at writing that way, but actually it makes a lot of sense.
I do find it easier to get roughly what I want to say down on paper, even in the roughest format, than to have the entire story perfect straight away. | Great!
Written by Alexis.G (14 comments posted) 2nd August 2008 | What a great way of thinking about it. I often suffer from bursts of inspiration, followed by moping when I see the enormity of following the ideas to completion, so this a very helpful piece. Thankyou for posting it!
And also, thankyou for your review for my piece "Passion versus Apathy". Very much appreciated! |
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