• moonriver said on Jan 31, 2008....

  hi petite -- i don't know if this applies to you, but usually i have to really force myself to write. if my thoughts are jumbled, then i write them down the way they come out. jumbled, tangled, chaotic. and you know what? sometimes, while i'm re-reading them, a sense of structure comes out. it might be a subtle structure not appreciated by readers, but hey, we should write for ourselves.
  
  come on, girl, try it! i'll read... :-)
  
  

• silverwhisper said on Jan 31, 2008....

  i'm sorry, petite papillon--that really blows. me, i recommend either trying what moon suggested--and he's quite wise--or alternately, forcing yourself not to think about it at all. i think that restriction will have the result of forcing your subconscious to rebel. :>
  
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• Zayda said on Jan 31, 2008....

  Sometimes staring at the blank screen when your thoughts are jumbled and chaotic makes it seem worse.
  
  
  If you write at the computer, try this trick. Open your word processing software, click so the cursor is on a blank document, and then turn off your monitor.
  
  
  Then just type. Type whatever comes in your head, be it jumbled, incomplete, tangled, silly, chaotic, ridiculous. Just type.
  
  
  You'd be amazed at how much easier it is to dump what you are thinking when you don't have to look at that blank "page" on the screen.

• petitepapillon said on Feb 02, 2008....

  Moon, Silver, and Zayda~ Thank you for such awesome suggestions. I will try them all and see if anything sparks for me! : )

• silverwhisper said on Feb 02, 2008....

  now that's the spirit, petite papillon! :>
  
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