Who am I kidding, lol. I didn't write for a whole 3 days and had to start again. I guess finals studying will have to share time with scribbling, because NOT writing, is NOT and option.
While I'm here, I also wanted to remind you guys to check out my writing links on the right side tool bar. There are some great prompts and resources to be found!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Not Write Now
Besides keeping up in my journal, writing has ceased for the time being, except in the academic sense, as finals are looming less than two weeks away. I am hoping that the break will actually be very helpful. I can come back to various projects with a fresh pair of eyes and not worrying about the text book I should be reading, or the class paper I should be working on. See you guys in a couple weeks.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Writer's Block
Writer's block is the most miserable affliction you can experience as a scribbler. I can't count the number of times an important project has come to a screeching halt because of it. When it comes to curing writer's block, what frusterates me the most is that there is no one solution which works all the time.
It seems that usually a regiment of trial and error works better than anything to get the creative juices flowing again. A lot of times I find that if I've developed writer's block its because I've been working on the same project for too long and I'm burnt out. Generally, working on a different piece for a little while will help.
Sometimes the problem is I've written myself into a corner. In other words my story has wound up in a place where there is nowhere else for it to go. In those cases, I usually back up a couple paragraphs or even pages and start again from there. Its kinda like a "choose your own ending" book. When one choice doesn't turn out right, try another.
Something else that I have noticed which can make writer's block harder to overcome is continuing to try writing under the same circumstances, (same coffee shop, listening to the same music, same time of day) It seems like the mind recognizes the situation and says "Oh remember this, I'm suppose to freeze up now and get anxious and frusterated." One thing I've done to break that cycle is switching from typing on the computer, to writing in a notebook for a little while or I'll change venues. A lot of times if I can come to the piece with no expectations, that removes the pressure which can sometimes cause you to get stuck as well.
It seems that usually a regiment of trial and error works better than anything to get the creative juices flowing again. A lot of times I find that if I've developed writer's block its because I've been working on the same project for too long and I'm burnt out. Generally, working on a different piece for a little while will help.
Sometimes the problem is I've written myself into a corner. In other words my story has wound up in a place where there is nowhere else for it to go. In those cases, I usually back up a couple paragraphs or even pages and start again from there. Its kinda like a "choose your own ending" book. When one choice doesn't turn out right, try another.
Something else that I have noticed which can make writer's block harder to overcome is continuing to try writing under the same circumstances, (same coffee shop, listening to the same music, same time of day) It seems like the mind recognizes the situation and says "Oh remember this, I'm suppose to freeze up now and get anxious and frusterated." One thing I've done to break that cycle is switching from typing on the computer, to writing in a notebook for a little while or I'll change venues. A lot of times if I can come to the piece with no expectations, that removes the pressure which can sometimes cause you to get stuck as well.
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