Creative Writing with the Crimson League
I’ve discovered as a writer that there are two kinds of “blocks” I come up against developing my fiction. They’re really kind of interesting in that they are, by nature, more or less diametrically opposed. It’s an interesting concept, so I wanted to explore it today, to see what I can discover by picking this topic apart.
- THE BARRIER. The barrier is just what you can guess by its name. This block occurs when you have nowhere to go with the story–at least, nowhere that you can see, or no simple, obvious option at hand. Perhaps you thought you knew where the story would lead, but you realized you have a plot hole that cuts out that possibility–or at the least, necessitates major rewrites of what you already have. All doors are locked and, not only are they locked, but the little face-like image made by the keyhole and…
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