Writer's Block: it happens to all of us at one point or another. Whether you are sitting down to write an essay for your Composition 1 class, or you write for Odyssey and, for the life of you, you can not think of ANYTHING to write about: it happens. The thing is, if you're anything like me, you also have no clue what to do while you are thinking of what to write about. Fear no more, below you will find 10 attention grabbing things to do while you experience writer's block that may or may not help you find a topic.
1. Learn to Knit
Knitting is not just for your grandma anymore! Got writers block? Make yourself a nice Hogwarts house scarf or a lovely pair of mittens. Knitting can take years of practice and you will probably never get to writing that paper you were supposed to write, but hey, at least you'll be warm!
2. Bake a Cake
Cake is delicious. You don't even need to have writer's block to back and enjoy one. If baking a cake is a tall order for you, simply go out and buy one! Perhaps the taste of the cake will inspire your writing.
3. Master Kung Fu
One is never to old to learn new tricks. Next time you have writer's block, simply log onto YouTube or find a local Kung Fu master that will take you on as an apprentice and master the skill.
4. Defeat Voldemort
So, given that Harry Potter has already defeated Voldemort, you may have to build a time machine in order to go back and fight him. Seriously, what paper can be so important that you could just let Voldemort wander around killing people.
5. Go Buy a Cat
Cats love people. And people love cats. Plus cats are hugely independent, so you can just sit there and watch them instead of writing whatever it is that you needed to write.
6. Challenge Someone to a Pokemon Battle
Break out your Pokémon Cards again and challenge your closest friend to a battle. It might take you a few hours or day to brush up on the rules, so make sure that you take your time. Once you have defeated your opponent, work on collecting all Pokémon (there are over 1,000 now, right?).
7. Build an Ark
Who doesn't need an ark? You never know when the earth is going to flood and you need a quick getaway. I suggest using a material besides wood this time around though.
8. Dig a Hole to China
Have you ever dreamt of a nice vacation to China? Is airfare too expensive? Consider taking a shovel out of your garage and start digging! Mind, you will need to find a way to dig through or around the earth's core without killing the planet, or yourself.
9. Talk to a Wall
Talking to other people is nice on occasions, but walls rarely talk back and grow tired of you. The only trick to this would be to teach the wall how to respond to all of your questions.
10. Find the Droids That You Are Looking For
Tired of hearing "These are not the droids that you are looking for"? Go on your own guest to find the right droids and hold onto them. That way, no one will ever say that nasty phrase again.
And there you have it! 10 awesome things that you can do while you have writer's block. And hey, when you're finished, you might have an idea for a really cool paper.
