As many of you all know, it is difficult at times to write about a specific topic. So, this time around, I decided to write about having writer’s block. Writing is never a smooth process, and most successful writing proceeds in creative imagination. Writer’s block refers to those greater-than-ordinary blockages.
It occurs when a writer feels truly stuck and unable to write.
Many can’t explain it but, there are many possible causes, including anxiety, stress, or a simple lack of understanding of the material. Below are some common causes of writer’s block, with some potential solutions. Probably the best way to work through writer’s block is to write down as many ideas as you can on a board and through a process of elimination a topic will make sense to write about.
While I go through this experience, I can hear my friend Carl telling me you have to force yourself to write. You’re going to experience block. You’re going to run into a wall. But you still must sit down and write. Many writers make the mistake of waiting for inspiration whatever that is.
The problem is, inspiration doesn’t merely waft in from the ether and strike you with its magical power.
Instead of feeling like a failed writer, be patient and kind toward your writing self until the situation changes. The less you fret and put a negative spin on it, the smaller pockets of time might open.
You must work for it. More aggressively, you must fight for it. Like Jack London wrote, “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” Screenwriter and author Joss Wheldon described the process of writing and editing this way: “It’s brutal.” Sometimes, it hurts. Sometimes it’s hard, but you must push through. That sounds kind of ruthless doesn’t it?
Instead of feeling like a failed writer, be patient and kind toward your writing self until the situation changes. The less you fret and put a negative spin on it, the smaller pockets of time might open.
It is. J.K. Rowling expressed it like this: “Be ruthless about protecting writing days.” It probably took a degree of ruthlessness for Rowling to produce over a million words in the Harry Potter series.
