I Can't Write On My Own...Help?

[Melix]

When I was about seven years old, I was introduced to what was at the time a well-written story: Maximum Ride. The first novel, the Angel Experiment, pulled me in and did not let me go, and since that time, I wanted to be a writer. I had this wonderful plan: I was going to write a book, get recognized, get famous, (don't all little kids want to be famous?) and it would work because I was good at writing. My teachers told me I was, and I believed them. (My friends did not tell me I was good at writing, or, at least, not that I recall; I remember in sixth grade showing my new first chapter of a book to a friend and her telling me I should change my first sentence because it wasn't a question or some such. Basically, my teachers lied.)


So cue forward to seventh grade, where I find this *amazing* website for roleplaying and writing and all that, and I'm making friends and feeling okay after this horrible accident that I was afraid was going to ruin my life. (Moving on.) I wrote a book. Two actually, and I published them, and when I was writing the third, I just...quit in the beginning. No one was there to tell me how *special* I was and I gave up. High school rolled around; by ninth grade I couldn't get past the first chapter, by tenth I couldn't write a first chapter. (And that website? Shut down. At least it helped me end up here? Ugh.)


I can't write unless I'm roleplaying, and no matter what I do, I can't write well. This is essentially my coming out: I am a co-dependent freak, and I need help gaining back the basic writing skill I had in elementary school. And I need advice on how to get past the first chapter. This is killing me. Please help.

 

[J0ker]

I have trouble writing on my own, but that's usually because I'm busy and/or being a lazy bum. My advice? Start small. Can you write poetry? If so, start there. Write a short story that's only a few pages long. Also, hammer out the details beforehand. It's easier to write from a guideline than winging it. Bounce ideas off people you trust as well, see what sticks.


What exactly are you trying to write?