Post by Angie on Jul 15, 2006 15:51:21 GMT -5
What do you do to cure it? Wait patiently? Wait impatiently? Beat up your muse until it agrees to help you write?
I once read an article where a guy said that there is no such thing as writer's block and that you don't need inspiration; if you write, something will come out of it. He said that we're fooled into thinking that we need "inspiration" to be able to write because we feel "inspired" when we write our best raw pieces, and we're fooled into thinking we're completely incapable of writing without this feeling.
I personally don't agree with that, but it is a theory to consider. I've tried the "just sit down and write" approach, and it didn't work. I end up getting like two and a half paragraphs that I can't even work with when I do that.
Ten things I have started to do with writer's block:
1.) Complain as much as possible in the hopes that I might scare it away.
2.) Talk to my muse to take up the void that used to be filled with writing.
3.) Try to be patient on those days when you really feel like writing, but you just can't get anything to come out.
4.) Search frantically for anything inspiring on said days.
5.) Never say I've given up on something I started and really liked, even if it's been a year since I've written on it.
6.) When I feel inspired or urged to write, get out EVERYTHING I might want to write on, set it in front of me, and let my muse decide if I can write and what to write on.
7.) Hope that I can find one of those rare bursts of talent and energy every once in a blue moon.
8.) Look for inspiration in the oddest places.
9.) Write easy, fun, non-professional pieces (like Duck Tales) to bide time and keep me feeling like I'm sort of doing some sort of writing.
10.) Keep paper, writing untensils, and copies or excerpts of my main pieces with me almost everywhere because I might pop out of writer's block at any odd moment.
I once read an article where a guy said that there is no such thing as writer's block and that you don't need inspiration; if you write, something will come out of it. He said that we're fooled into thinking that we need "inspiration" to be able to write because we feel "inspired" when we write our best raw pieces, and we're fooled into thinking we're completely incapable of writing without this feeling.
I personally don't agree with that, but it is a theory to consider. I've tried the "just sit down and write" approach, and it didn't work. I end up getting like two and a half paragraphs that I can't even work with when I do that.
Ten things I have started to do with writer's block:
1.) Complain as much as possible in the hopes that I might scare it away.
2.) Talk to my muse to take up the void that used to be filled with writing.
3.) Try to be patient on those days when you really feel like writing, but you just can't get anything to come out.
4.) Search frantically for anything inspiring on said days.
5.) Never say I've given up on something I started and really liked, even if it's been a year since I've written on it.
6.) When I feel inspired or urged to write, get out EVERYTHING I might want to write on, set it in front of me, and let my muse decide if I can write and what to write on.
7.) Hope that I can find one of those rare bursts of talent and energy every once in a blue moon.
8.) Look for inspiration in the oddest places.
9.) Write easy, fun, non-professional pieces (like Duck Tales) to bide time and keep me feeling like I'm sort of doing some sort of writing.
10.) Keep paper, writing untensils, and copies or excerpts of my main pieces with me almost everywhere because I might pop out of writer's block at any odd moment.