The absolute, Number One Rule if you have any prayer at all of becoming a writer is to WRITE.
Even if it's absolute crap, even if you have no idea where you're going with it, even if all you can manage at a time is two or three sentences: WRITE!
I recently (like, this week recently) looked back at an old story I've been working on for literally years. I had twenty-six typed pages. I started with a short paragraph, written on my phone's note function during a break at work. Later that day, I took it and ran with it. Suddenly, as of last night, I had somehow written ten pages! And the inspiration is flowing again, almost too fast for me to keep up.
Now, I can't promise that will happen with every few sentences you write on a stagnated story (or even just a neglected one). In fact, at one point I had a story sitting for over a year, and every now and then I'd go and write a few sentences or do a little revision. But it took a long time for me to figure out where I was going with the story and wrap it up. It needs heavy revising, but at least it's done. Sort of. But the point I'm trying to make is, even if you have nothing to say, WRITE!
Now, in the spirit of that, I'm going to motivate myself to post more often on this blog and get my muse working full-time again. How? Online writing prompts. I'm going to research them and on a hopefully regular basis I'm going to pick one and post my response right here, for your joy and pleasure. Most of it will probably be raw, only revised for glaring errors, but it will get me writing more frequently again. And you'll probably get a kick out of my novice mistakes.
You writers out there are also more than welcome to post your own response to any and all of the prompts I respond to and post them in the comments below. I'd love to read someone else's writing for once—I get bored of my own. Go on. It'll be good for you.
Additionally, if you have any prompts you'd like to see me do, post it in the comments and I'll do my best to get to it. If your prompt request involves a certain fandom (like Harry Potter, for instance) the response will be on my FanFiction page. Though I won't make promises, since I'm less cultured than I'd like to believe. There are any number of books, movies, shows, etc. that I've probably never heard of. And there are certain genres I simply won't write.
Let's get writing!
