Overcoming Writer’s Block
I’ve always marvelled at the bloggers who are able to churn out entry after entry, day after day. Me? I’m lucky if I even have something to say once a week. But I’m trying to break out of that inertia and making myself write something every day even if I don’t end up posting it in my blog. I mean, really, nobody needs to read every exploding detail about the diarrhoea I had two days ago.
Back to the business at hand. More often than not, I find myself having some form of writer’s block, so I’ve listed down some ways that have helped and some that I’ve thought of but aren’t tested.
- Drink some wine. This helps me to relax a little and not worry so much about performance anxiety.
- Just write down whatever comes into your head. Sentences. Words. Phrases. Stick men drawings.
- Get some fresh air. Go out into your garden and hope that your cute neighbour is tanning topless.
- Drink more wine.
- Have a break. Have a Kit-Kat. Have a chat with that cute neighbour.
- Try writing somewhere other than your usual spot, like in your cute neighbour’s lap.
- Drink yet more wine.
- Take a shower. I do my thinking best in the shower.
- Instead of writing from the beginning, do it from another angle. Start in the middle, the end, anywhere.
- Change your writing instruments. If you usually use your computer or laptop, try writing with a pen, pencil, charcoal, blood etc.
- Finish your wine. By now you should be too drunk to care!
So how do you overcome writer’s block?
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4 hours a day in the car and lots of news radio usually does the trick. Although I might try upping my wine intake…
We all know wine makes everything better. I’m sure it can even cure cancer.
This is a great piece. I was having a heck of a time writing a cover letter to a client…now we aren’t talking about any client…one of the richest men in the world.
So what do you think set in? Pathetic perfectionist… I hate her. Unfortunately, she visits frequently. Yesterday, as I am pontificating to audience of one, (my sister-in-law) drips of brilliance visited. Could it be passion speaking?
Maybe not. I think it was just some crazy person who lives inside of me! Never mind.
Yes, that’s so very true; a little of the fermented grape can indeed, cause one to fall into the sweet hands of the muses. I know it quite well. No greater truth ever spoken.
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I usually don’t get writer’s block with my blogs, being a Leo I can talk endlessly about anything, but I do get writer’s block when I try to write fiction. Thus far, all I’ve tried is banging my head against the keyboard in the hopes of dislodging something, but the blunt force trauma doesn’t seem to be helping. I’ll have to try the wine bit. ;-)
Wacky mom, sometimes that crazy person just needs to be let loose!
Ah yes, Glendell, someone who agrees with me. :)
Jane Doe, glad to know blunt force trauma doesn’t work. That would have been next on my list if the wine didn’t work. I’m not really looking forward to picking my brain bits out of the keyboard.
My first time visiting your blog. I just started blogging a few months ago. I try to post each day. However, I’ve learned to take advantage of a weekly meme or two to help out! Manic Monday and Wordless Wednesday are good.
peace, Villager
wine, heavy drug use, masturbation, self mutilation, asparagus, a drive into the seedier part of town…
i tend to write about nothing any way, so material is infinite and comes as easy as “whoa, check it out, i am running low on tissues!”.
yea. i am one of those.
my posts are dictated, most often, by whatever i happen to be listening to. i also like to include a few lyrics when i write, because i like to share. or confuse.
Asparagus? I’ll have to try that.
wine & popsicles :)