And Jax, I get it now, but meh, I don't think it's that big of a problem. A little annoying, yes, but I don't think we have to make a huge deal. A small warning to those that are running the show in the lounge is good enough.
I don't want to downplay how annoying it is, but let's just say that it probably did deserve just that post (which is a pretty minor reminder compared to, say, using the announcement system or writing it in the rules), just because it actually happened frequently enough to annoy the crap out of more than one person.
You see, the problem is that I have inspiration but still can't write!
Ugh. I hate it when that happens. It's the entire reason why I can't write original fiction at the moment.
In any case, what might work is just writing down everything that pops into your mind, regardless of whether it's good or bad. Maybe even set a daily goal for yourself like Shrike has and try to push yourself to come up with ideas to meet it. I know. It's not a good idea to force yourself to write when you absolutely can't, but it might help to write down exactly what's running through your head.
What might also help is opening up a blank document. You've got the image of your setting, but your question is, "Okay, so
what happens here?" Maybe write down a detailed description of the setting and then populate it with characters. I mean, for a sci-fi fling, you've probably got an unusual cast. Knowing who and what they are might lead you to a story in that once you figure out races and/or occupations, you'll be able to figure out how they'd interact with one another. Somewhere in here, you can pick a mood, and once you get all of that, boom. Story.
Point is, first, you've got to motivate yourself to write. Second, you've got a really awesome setting you want to use, so that's the main key. Use it as a basis for everything you do, rather than come up with a separate storyline that also happens to take place around it.
Do you usually write in the order you feel like writing or in the order people are going to read your story?
I tend to write linearly -- as in, from start to finish, which I guess would be the order in which it's supposed to be read. In some cases, I'll write parts of scenes or dialogue that will be used later, but for the bulk of it, I just go through time for the same reasons Asty does.
There's only one notable exception, which was Bloom. The backstory was written first; the main story was written last. That's because Bloom is temporally screwed up anyway, so it really didn't matter what order I wrote it in so long as it made sense.
