On certain days when I'm sitting at my desk, I've wondered if writing 'your' own story is a good thing or not. And other times I have to ponder if the things I create are going to matter, but in the end, its not about me. It's about something completely out of my control and the core reason behind the struggles within my writer's block. If you're a writer of fiction like I am, then let's talk about the characters are the bane of our insanity. Characters in writing are one of the two most significant keys in creating the perfect story. They're the stars of the show and the ones that can force that special connection between reader and the book itself. They are people, creatures, hell they are inanimate objects that can talk their butts off to the reader like in the movie Sausage Party. However, when you're in the middle of writing something like a novel or a screenplay, then our little minions are the ones that bring you down into the dreaded writer's block.

About 85% of the time, I struggle to write my novels completely only because of the way my characters behave. They're either the biggest helpers with daily tasks and jolting down plot points for their story, or they're the biggest pains in the ass with interrupting your quiet time or your focus on things like school or another story you're in the middle of at the time. Wanna know how I deal with it? Well, here a few minor points on how I do so in these little steps.

Separate their notebooks.

This step is fairly simple for the writer who write three plus stories throughout the day. You can get messed up in the head and accidentally put a random character into the wrong story and completely mess you up to the point where you are pretty much ready to throw the coffee table to the wall. Keeping specific notebooks actually allows you to keep all of the minions in their respected places and it helps with plotting out a novel if you are a plotter overall.

Let them talk to you.

This step is a little far out of the comfort zone, but sometimes the characters we make are our inner selves that we always desired to be yet don't because we would get arrested for their 'joy rides' and mouths. I've always felt that if I needed a mental sit down with myself, then I would take one of the characters I 'talk' too and listen to their advice on stuff like people, literature, and how we should approach a part in the novel when we want to write. Usually, the characters you listen too do actually give out the best tips that you may of heard from parents and are right about 50% of the time.

Showing them whose boss.

I try to do this whenever I want to either read or actually sit down to write only one project. After coming home from a long day at work, I like to relax with my boyfriend and read. However, sometimes the minions would bust out of line and bug the crap out of me to listen to them. I tend to block them out with music they dislike or get absorb into a novel I'm currently reading. As a result to it, its either they keep trying to force you do something or they get the point and leave you alone. However, sometimes it will back fire and forces the writer's block wall between both forces.

Listen to music.

This step is a great one because the music you blast in your speakers or in your ears are what causes them to shut their traps. Music is pretty much a crazy peace treaty that you can allow yourself to have in your hands whenever the hell you want since the characters are 'human' too. However, the music allows the mind to create scenes that blend into the characters' actions and tones and sometimes you get a part of your story done with little to no difficulty. But, just be careful, they can trick you by playing songs you end up feeling your ears bleed out about a minute of it.

Accept them when you don't want too.

Like human beings, the fictional characters are a part of your reality and the books you are desperately trying to write for your future readers. You either shallow your pride and take them as they are or force a deep mental death upon them in your sleep. They are little roaches that can never be killed unless you somehow blend them together into a brand new character. But, most of the time, we writers love our babies and let them do whatever they damn well please. Its better to let them become a part of us so they can help us grow as people and writers. We get to learn from their mistakes, or from their past experiences and grab that knowledge to share to the readers. Other times, they allow us the essential freedom to be whoever the hell we want to be in a fictional created by our own hands. They are us and we are them. That's why the 85% of craziness goes to these wondrous things makes us sane in society.