
How do you deal with writer's block?
I tried to make a story with series of chapters and sometimes I always get a writer's block. I am not a professional writer yet, but I have plans in the future that I want to be a writer so I practice as much as I can today. I already have the idea on how to write for an effective writing but sometimes I get bored and suddenly lost my interest when I'm having a writer's block. How I deal to this is I rest my brain for a while, take back my interest by getting something to read that might help me, and when I'm ready to continue then I do it. I did not force my self to finish it as soon as possible because I want it to have a substance.
April 9, 2018, 6:43 am
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Writers block isn't fun at all, and I've run into it a lot of times in my career because I write content for most of my clients, so I need to know exactly what to do when it rears its ugly head.
Additional ways, that people here might like better, are to do some keyword research to get ideas of what you can write and also using title generators to automatically build a potential title that you could use or give you some ideas to write on.
Here is a discussion I wrote a while back about how to overcome writers block
Writers block is never fun - How to break the block
Hope that helps
- Tommy
I find my best way is simply to write.
Find a subject I'm super passionate about and write.
I also like taking inspiration from other posts. Pinterest is my favourite go-to if I'm looking for inspiration.
Wishing you all the best,
Lauren
Another thing I do is throw words into online content generators, it really helps to get the mind working again! One thing now is that I don't normally suffer from writers block because when I am on a roll I have an overflow of ideas to write about - I record all my ideas then if I wake up one day and I have a blank I go and check all my previous ideas and there is a wealth of information there ready and waiting for me.
I think that this in and of itself is a form of dealing with writer's block, so you've been doing it without even being aware of it! I think what a lot of people consider to be writer's block isn't the totally cessation of ideas, but rather a continuous flow of bad ideas. They consider a block in the flow of good ideas to be a total blockage. I think your way of getting around it is a good idea. Rather than just quitting entirely because nothing "good" is coming to you, you keep writing until you can either work with something "bad" or break through with new ideas.
This is absolutely true! I remember when I was in Elementary school, my teachers used to remind us to read out loud whenever we were proofreading an essay. Over the years, I got arrogant and thought to myself, "I've gotten good enough at writing, reading out loud is childish." Only recently did I realize how wrong I was. Just on a whim, I started reading all of my recent work out loud, and I realized just how much it changes your perspective compared to just reading to yourself. Same goes with other people's work. If I'm not out in public, I like to read everything out loud now because I feel that it registers in my brain differently.
Creativity is like a small pool of water, once you drink it all up, you have to wait a while for the pool to refill.
Writer's block happens to almost everyone who is dedicated to writing good piece of work because the brains would be racked up hard to bring out the best in it.
So therefore, anytime I have this writer's block as a result of diminishing returns, I would simply take a pause and a time off to calm myself down and the relieve my brain from stress. I may go to swim, taking a walk or listen to music, any of these helps me to come back better and well refreshed.
we want it to have a substance
I have been writing since 2001. I have written thousands of articles and dozens of ebooks. As a professional writer, Sometimes I find difficulty with completing my writing projects. However, this not due to writer's block but the lack of motivation.
One of my favorite ways to deal with this is start doing things that I like to do. When I am not in a mood to write, I begin reading.
Stress of the mind makes one perform poorly with writing, so therefore anytime such happens, it's paramount to take a time off and cool down before starting up again.
Or even just sleeping on it can be great. It's a good idea to just come back to your writing with a clear mind sometimes.
My best advice would be three things:
- take a break,
- go outside,
- meditate.