Larry Niven used to set himself to writing 2000 (or something like that) words a day- any words, there just had to be 2000 if them. After a few days he was so bored with random words he wrote a story instead.
I do this as a game. Pick any two actors, preferably a pair that never worked together, and try to come up with a story. Carl Weathers and Lena Horne. Go!
An ad writer I used to know would use the dictionary when he got writer’s block. Pick a random word, and force a connection between that and the product. He said creativity was basically putting two things together in a new way, and that forced creativity.
BE THIS GUY 8 months ago
Did anything come out for pig?
BasilBruce 8 months ago
A writer’s greatest expense: aspirin.
DanielRyanMulligan1 8 months ago
My biological sister, the writer, would LOVE this one(1)!!!! Dan aka…
einarbt 8 months ago
I seriously doubt that Pig consented to this, Rat.
Cornelius Noodleman 8 months ago
Now we know how Pastis gets his ideas.
Gent 8 months ago
Its called writing! Haw haw!
hitman4cookies 8 months ago
Is that what Pastis does when he’s short of ideas?
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 8 months ago
Larry Niven used to set himself to writing 2000 (or something like that) words a day- any words, there just had to be 2000 if them. After a few days he was so bored with random words he wrote a story instead.
cdward 8 months ago
I wrote a weekly column for thirty years and sometimes had to push it to the last minute before something came. Can’t imagine doing it daily.
iggyman 8 months ago
After that whack all you are going to get from Pig is “Pig Latin”!
Doug K 8 months ago
Rat said, “You hit yourself …” What happened to the yourself part?
dlkrueger33 8 months ago
Just ask Adam. He’ll tell you that you need more coffee.
Count Olaf Premium Member 8 months ago
Plagiarize.
jel354 8 months ago
Stick with Rat for more useful tips.
franki_g 8 months ago
writer’s block
and tackle?
monya_43 8 months ago
Rat’s method just causes pain, not inspiration.
Differentname 8 months ago
I do this as a game. Pick any two actors, preferably a pair that never worked together, and try to come up with a story. Carl Weathers and Lena Horne. Go!
Brass Orchid Premium Member 8 months ago
Most writers use a metaphorical stick, like a bottle of something.
Ellis97 8 months ago
Sometimes, you just need a little inspiration.
Znox11 8 months ago
Incidentally, this is also the cure for Magacritosis.
Goat from PBS 8 months ago
It really isn’t. My advice: have fun and enjoy it.
DaBump Premium Member 8 months ago
Hang in there, mister Pastis, I’ve got some mustard plaster for that … oooh, a gumball!
Ignatz Premium Member 8 months ago
An ad writer I used to know would use the dictionary when he got writer’s block. Pick a random word, and force a connection between that and the product. He said creativity was basically putting two things together in a new way, and that forced creativity.
ladykat 8 months ago
That was unkind, Rat.
uniquename 8 months ago
Look for a new day job.
HOTLOTUS1 8 months ago
some comics. he has bacon strips!
aerotica69 8 months ago
I just pour myself a shot of whiskey. Its a trick I learned back in college while writing a paper for Philosophy 101. (Got an A.)
Croc Holliday 8 months ago
Note to self – never sing “Hit me with your best shot” when Rat is around………..
hoffquotes2 8 months ago
Is this the writer trying to break the cycle of “this sucks, that sucks” theme of Pearls?
WCraft Premium Member 8 months ago
Can’t wait to hear the idea once he comes to…
MichaelD Premium Member 8 months ago
Behold! The writing process for most of today’s Hollywood movies and streaming shows!
John Jorgensen 8 months ago
Are gumball machines still a thing? I can’t remember seeing one any time recently.
zeexenon 8 months ago
I bet Stephen King could help with suggestions.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 8 months ago
That’s easy. You create a comic strip and call it MALLARD FILLMORE
AidanComics 8 months ago
well thats one way I guess
B UTTONS 8 months ago
Rat’s a self-proclaimed writer … Pig should have asked Rat for a demonstration.
Drbarb71 Premium Member 8 months ago
Even harder for a comic strip writer! But Steven does a great job every day!
Buoy 8 months ago
Try some ABC gum, after all, it’s all been done before anyhow.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 8 months ago
Don’t drink yourself into a stupor for ‘inspiration’. Rat tried that years ago and it didn’t work out for him.
wildlandwaters 8 months ago
Kinda like tough love, only different!
Ceeg22 Premium Member 8 months ago
He was asking for a friend, Pig’s not a writer