Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Writer's Block

Here's a question for you, how do you solve the ever reoccurring problem of writer's block? It's the dread of all artists, a singer who suddenly can't sing, a painter who can't find a picture in their head, a dancer who can't seem to land the right move, and a writer who's words just refuse to come.
Well there's all different answers for this problem. Here we'll list a few that I've learned over the last several years of my writing career.

1. Keep writing-
     Sounds weird right? I mean how do you keep writing if there's no words. But that's when something like a blog comes in handy. (And no that's not why I'm posting this.) Or write a short story, even just a few sentences or a letter anything to keep words flowing onto the page until you can resume work on your project.
2. Take a break-
     Take a walk or grab a bite to eat. Do anything that will get you away from the work instead of staring at a blank screen. Sometimes just sitting there can actually make things worse since your literally driving yourself crazy and you're mind is going in circles trying to come up with something but instead just making things worse. So instead take some time to clear your head before you try to go back to work.
3. Work on something else-
     I actually do this a lot where I'll have several projects going at once and when I hit a block in one I'll switch to another. It doesn't always work and sometimes it can even make it more frustrating especially when you hit a block on all the projects and can't figure out what to do next but when it works it's a more rewarding solution.
4. Pray-
     Seriously it works!

So what's your solution? What do you use when you're having a hard time? I know I'm not the only artist out there, so come on, what's your special trick? Can't wait to read your solutions!

1 comment:

  1. When I can't think straight on my work I hit the local farmers market for inspiration. The colors, sounds, and smells can trigger ideas or memories to put in my work.

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