I have writer's block; I have no idea what to write about. That's not a good thing when you are responsible for one article a week. So what should I do to fix this problem? Well, what else but to write about not being able to write?
If I'm being honest this idea is not my own. My friend and singer in my band gave me this idea when he wrote a song (entitled Writers Block) about not being able to write. It's admittedly still a very hard thing to do, write when you can't. It's still a skill I am learning.
I sat down with my computer and opened up three other articles in process and didn't get more that a sentence down. It didn't matter what the piece was about -- serious, political, humorous or fluff -- I just stared at my keyboard. Then it hit me -- I should write about writer's block. Admittedly, not the best idea I've ever had -- and who knows how this will turn out -- but, hey, it's worth a shot.
Many things probably contributed to my writers block, I'm not really helping myself here. I'm not sitting at a desk in a well-lit area, I didn't remove distracting sounds, I'm not well rested. I'm sitting on my couch, in the dark (praise backlit keyboards), with the TV on, late at night and talking to a friend on Snapchat. This, of course, can't be helping my focus. So I'm definitely not helping myself out this time around. If I'm being honest I'm writing about one sentence every five minutes. Normally all my thoughts just come flowing out so this is really frustrating. Oh, well, at least I'm getting words on paper, so to speak.
Currently I'm at 310 words and I'm aiming for 500. Somehow I managed to write this much and still have no idea what I'm writing about. If you are still reading this you should probably get a medal, or at least a cookie. Go ahead, get yourself a cookie. When motivation is lacking the skill tends to suffer. While I don't fancy myself a great writer to begin with writing when I don't feel like it must be insufferable. But how would I know?
Now is the time for audience participation -- go ahead and tell me what you think. Maybe it'll give me inspiration for another article. Cause when it's all boiled down it doesn't matter what you think of my writing. I enjoy writing, so whether I'm good at it or not doesn't matter. It just so happens that I have found a platform to write on where people can see what I write, but if Odyssey decides to drop me as a writer or I get negative feedback on my articles nothing is going to stop me from putting my thoughts down.
And with that, I give you 500 or so words. I have met my quota, written about something I have interest in and, hopefully, entertained you for a couple minutes. By the time this is published I should have a handful of other articles published that are a little more articulated for you to read. Enjoy yourself and have a good day, night, life.
