#writer's block.

[contretempt]

I have nothing. It's fine. There is nothing.

[nouveauweird]

how do you get past writing blocks? — dancingwithwind

I actually don’t believe in writer’s block. If you’re struggling with your writing I think it’s a deeper personal issue. I’ve seen writer’s block defined as...

Google: the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing.

That could be a planning problem. If you have outlined in a way that suits you then you should be able to move forward with your project with little issue.

Wanting to write, but the effort to open a laptop/notebook/etc is overwhelming.

That could be a self-care problem. If writing is something you have to make time for outside of work or school, then you’re likely balancing a lot and may be getting caught up with the busy schedule. Cut yourself some slack, go for a walk or do something different to clean your head. On the other hand, you could try a different approach, like speaking out loud to a recorder rather than writing by hand or typing. 

Everything I write I hate or I’m not conveying anything right and it’s frustrating me.

That could be a frame-of-mind problem. You’ve written something that you hate and you feel like it’s garbage because the essence of your scene isn’t translating right. Guess what? Translating what’s in your brain to a page is really hard. But you wrote something, and that’s fuckin great. You should be proud of yourself for writing something, because now you can take a break or put that bit of writing in a junk folder and go back to it later and maybe parts of it weren’t as shitty as you thought.

Basically, I practice self-discipline. Some days I write thousands of words, other days I write hundreds, and some days I don’t write any at all. I take care of myself and by doing that my writing is taken care of as well. When I feel like I’m stuck on a certain part I also try “rubber duck debugging” my problem, or talking it over with a friend. Sometimes it’s an issue with myself, other times it’s an issue with the work. Either way, I get past it by approaching it (myself) with kindness and uncovering the problem and fixing it.

Sometimes the only thing you need to do is go for a walk, or drink some water, or watch a Netflix show about kittens and the next time you approach your writing, things will go better. Making writing and self care a package deal makes it all a lot easier.

[hmratking]

It’s official. I have no idea what to write. 

[jessicanjpa]

Writers: paste the most recent sentence that you wrote.  

[singingbun]

On writers block. after writing on my assessments, (and still am) I suddenly feel that there’s an impending writer’s block...

I don’t know how this current chapter is going to go. It feels a little watered down a little. I don’t even know how I’m going to get this over and done with.

*internally screaming*

[schnoobums]

WRITER’S BLOCK. (2020)

“My name is Ryan Blake... and I am trying to be the greatest writer of my generation. Period.”

[averbaldumpingground]

The end of the autumn is yours, and the long Christmas tree evenings, the fire burned down with its ash, and the snow when it’s just freshly fallen.

But these: crocus stems, buds of forsythia blooming? This is what’s left when I weather your ice storms, your hurt..