So this is probably the first time I’ve actually gotten actual writers block when making stories. I’ve scrabbled down thousands of words when just writing for myself however now it seems that I’ve somehow hit a brick wall. It could be my seasonal depression, (different from my normal depression), which is slowing me down and I apologize for that.
I am writing up parts of Animatronics when I get a spark of inspiration from my muse, I just don’t know when the next chapters are going to release. Maybe I’ll upload sketches or something. Though being a part of this community means so much to me, you guys are amazing <3
Trust me, I’m right there with ya, both in the depression, and in the writer’s block.
Hold out and listen to other people around here.
What got me past the block on the story I’m currently working on was the introduction of a character I didn’t realize the story needed, and I got the idea from one of my friends here.
Go on a random website, preferably one that lists poetry or something like project gutenberg.
Pick a random book or poem.
If it’s a random book, pick a random page.
Print it out.
Get a pair of scissors and randomly cut up the work. Preserve words, don’t preserve sentences. Just go with wherever you feel. If you cut a sentence into individual words, that’s fine. If you wind up with a pile of five-to-nine word phrases, whatever. Just don’t chunk it up by the sentence.
Then turn all the pieces of over and draw a few. Try to make a new narrative with what you have. Then add a few more.
This is an old Dada technique but I’ve found it does wonders for getting you thinking.
Back on the Booru, when I would run out of ideas for stories, I’d just start looking at the art on the site. quickhorn’s art usually did it for me, though there were other artists whose drawings would give me a good prompt.
Of course, I haven’t written a story in about two years, so maybe my advice isn’t the best. Regardless, write what you want, and write what seems fun to you.
The layout you drew of a FluffMart store had a huge influence on how I pictured those stores when I wrote Cochrane’s Farm, Valentine, and Soon-Mummah Specials.