How to beat Writer’s Block? Writing for Pleasure

Start Small, Start Easy

Start with a small Project
What do you want to write 1st?
How does it look like?
Is it a Movie script?
A Game script?
You’ll need different skills to implement them.
Some basic animation & cinematography for a film.
And programming for a game.
How many pages does it have?
If it’s your 1st project, or if it’s a side project, 50 pages should be fine.
How much time should you spend on it?
10-15′ a day is fine for a Starter or a Side project.
How long should it take?
1 month should be enough.
If it is your 1st project and you end up achieving 50% of what you’ve expected, it happens.

Just 1 Idea
Start with 1 Idea per Book.
This will make the Writing & the Reading easier.
Make this Idea the Title of the Book.
Can you draw this Idea?
- You’ve got your book cover.
Start with 1 Idea per Chapter.
- Introduce a new Character.
- Introduce a new Setting.
- Introduce a new Item.
1 Idea per Scene
Can you picture the Scene?
Can you draw the Scene?

Scale Up
Should you start with the simplest story possible?
That’s not the main Goal of this process.
A simpler story often proves itself easier to write.
And often, easier means more enjoyable.
If simple means boring to you, it will be.
You can start with a more complex story.
Then, you’ll eventually not reach your number of page end goal.
Does that matter to you?
If it does, start with a simple structure.
1st, the End.
Then, the Introduction.
After this, the Crisis.
Finally, the Resolutions.
If you’d like an article on how to make complex & satisfying stories for Beginners, comment it.

1 more page every month
What’s the ideal page number per month?
30 for the 1st, 60 for the 2nd, 90 for the 3rd, 120 for the 4th, and so on.
How do I write 1 more page every month?
Aim for 30 pages for the 1st month.
Then you can hope for 60 pages at the end of the 2nd month, and the 2nd Book.
You’ll eventually cap at 300 pages/month at the end of Month 10.
Keep it at 300p/m for a year, in order to make the habit consistent.
300p/m is enough, but you can aim for 600p/m if you wish to spend more time writing.
How much time do I spent on my book each month?
10’/day for the 1st, 20’/day for the 2nd, 30’/day for the 3rd, 40’/day for the 4th, and so on.
You increment as you go.
If you are aiming for more than 20’/day on the 2nd month you may not do it.
Progressiveness is only a vessel for consistency.
What matter is to Progress.
As you see yourself ascending to greater lengths, you’ll want to write more.

Focus on the Process
Result are secondary.
If you are making a 10 chapter book, aim for 5 pages per chapter on the 1st month.
Write 5 pages/chapter even if they aren’t as you planed them.
You are building your skills.
And consistency goes 1st.
Take, at least, a whole Year to build your skills.
As the pleasure develops you’ll want to write more.
Soon you’ll find yourself comfortable enough to write with other people.
And to share your work.
You’ll get faster.
This newfound speed will encourage you to convert more time into writing.

Curiosity & Exaggeration
How do you make your Stories attractive?
Curiosity.
How do you make your Stories memorable?
Exaggeration.
How do you create Paradoxes?
Place 2 elements which shouldn’t meet in the same scene.
How do they behave?
How were they supposed to behave?
How do you create Change?
Should Change be Brutal?
Should Change be Violent?
Should it be Definitive.
Most Curious scene have an Inexplicable aspect.
Some may be qualified of Unfair.
What matters is the memory.
If the Scene remains with the Public it was well written.
- Think about why the scene should remain with the Public.
Imagine alternative Scenario.