The Review Club Forum I've lost my trail

I've followed them from A to B but as you know never to Z. Maybe fear of the zting stopped me, but for a while now the letters, the words they form, have disappeared beneath the falling leaves. What's worse is I've stumbled through the slapping branches and piercing thickets to only emerge on a different trail. One that no matter how I kick, letters do not hide beneath the brown fallen leaves of life lived.

This trail I trudge has its own satisfaction, a fast and soothing percussion of crisp leaves beneath my feet, giving an increasing assurance of accomplishment, of drawing nearer. It seems a completely new one, or maybe just one I've briefly followed before, and though moving forward, that feeling of oak stubborn root has dug in. Leaving it seems a feet not possible.

Wishing not to go only prolongs the feeling of desertion that clings-on like persistent moss; always there whether you look at it or not. The truth is I've already gone.

Cliche`--
Forgive me if you can. Hate me if you must. Miss you I will.


Yours truly , Anthony Riggle

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Ummm..... Not trying to be dense but, uh, what now?

Gabe

See what I mean by lost my words? That's me saying it's time I left and am not man enough to come out and say it. I haven't written in nearly 2 months and every time I try to it just comes out like mush.

Hey thts what i thought but I wanted you to say it. I'm sorry to see you go, I really enjoyed your stuff and your reviews were outstanding.

I wish you well, andI hope we can keep in communication.


Gabe

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If the problem is the reviews are holding up the work, then do the story / novel. If the problem is a block then just write and get your way through it. Try writers excercises: they're good block killers.

A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life, Elizabeth Gilbert
What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (2nd Edition), Anne Bernays
A Writer's Book of Days, Judy Reeves
Elements of the Writing Craft, Robert Olmstead

Those books are good because like any athlete, singer, performer the only way to generate the flow is to keep at it, doing the drills each day.


The following is good: On Writer's Block: A New Approach to Creativity
Perhaps you are setting to high expectations. Then just let go of the piece and get on with the next one.

I use them all so maybe one or two may help, as personally I have a hell of a problem just letting go of some stories. Sometimes its a real battle to write. The books help. They really do.

Hope that helps

I'm so glad you mentioned all that, Malenkov, because we really don't want you to quit Anthony!

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