Colin Brodd
My advice comes in three parts:
First, READ. You can't write if you don't read. Read everything, Read for inspiration. Read research. Read other kinds of stories to see other ways of telling a story. Just read.
Second, more specifically, read Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art" (double check to make sure you read that title correctly). What is preventing you from writing is called Resistance, and Resistance is the Enemy. Understand what you're up against and defeat it.
Third, be familiar with how stories work. You don't have to read Campbell's "The Hero With A Thousand Faces," but you should at least have heard of the concept of the Hero's Journey. If you're going to write a story, learn how stories work so you'll know how to put one together.
That's my advice, for what it's worth.
First, READ. You can't write if you don't read. Read everything, Read for inspiration. Read research. Read other kinds of stories to see other ways of telling a story. Just read.
Second, more specifically, read Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art" (double check to make sure you read that title correctly). What is preventing you from writing is called Resistance, and Resistance is the Enemy. Understand what you're up against and defeat it.
Third, be familiar with how stories work. You don't have to read Campbell's "The Hero With A Thousand Faces," but you should at least have heard of the concept of the Hero's Journey. If you're going to write a story, learn how stories work so you'll know how to put one together.
That's my advice, for what it's worth.
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