I always force myself to write in order. The scenes I really want to write are my treat for getting through the scenes I really would just rather not deal with. When I view it like that, I usually end up sailing through the boring parts out of mere anticipation for writing the good stuff.

And if I get *really* stuck, I mean just sitting there staring going "GAWD I don't want to start writing this crap." I break the scene down and attack it in small pieces.


Try 1:

Naked dialogue (no he said she said, just the words the characters are saying) is easiest for me to write, so I do that first.

Quote
Hi, I'm an evil villain, and I would like to explain my evil plot.
Try 2:

Then I do another pass through the scene and add quotes and stage directions.

Quote
"Hi," he said with a leer. "I'm an evil villain, and I would like to explain my evil plot."
Try 3:

Then the next pass, maybe I will add introspection.

Quote
"Hi," he said with a leer. "I'm an evil villain, and I would like to explain my evil plot."

Of course, he thought, it wasn't just an evil plot. It was a brilliant plot.
Try 4:

Then the props and setting go in.

Quote
The lamp cast an eerie glow on the room. It was a horrible room. An evil room. A room that would live in infamy.

"Hi," he said with a leer. "I'm an evil villain, and I would like to explain my evil plot."

Of course, he thought, it wasn't just an evil plot. It was a brilliant plot.

Lightning streaked across the sky.
Obviously this example was done a bit tongue in cheek, but you get the idea ;p I really find writing the laborious stuff easier if I try to think of it as seperate elements to add one at a time, rather than, "Yikes! I have to write this WHOLE scene!"


Diane

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.