I’ve often heard the term “Writer’s block.” It’s a condition that affects the writer’s ability to produce new work. I heard that F. Scott Fitgerald struggled with Writers block. It can cause a writer to experience anxiety and that anxiety leads to a block. All I can say, like YouTube’s Sweet Brown, “Ain’t nobody got time for that.” http://youtu.be/bFEoMO0pc7k
Writers are creative people. We eat, live and breathe words. So what do you do when you lose your creativity, inspiration? Some writers get stressed. They become depressed; others simply end their writing career.
When I’m working with a character and they stop talking, I put them aside. My attitude is “Two can play that game. You won’t talk to me, then, I won’t speak to you either.” I have hundreds of story ideas, and scripts waiting to be developed, polished, etc. I don’t have time for the games. A week or two may go by before they speak. In the meantime, I free write. I people watch and write down what I see. I’m looking for character flaws because that’s what makes people interesting. I brainstorm, thinking about family secrets, the alcoholic uncle, nosey aunt, toxic cousins and what makes them tick.
I take long showers, because the flow and sound of water is spiritual. It releases creativity. I play gospel music, songs like “Trouble Don’t Last Always,” or the blues, such as, Bessie smith’s, “Nobody knows you when you’re down and out.” If more than a few days go by, then I’ll play an opera, like Madame Butterfly. At this point, writers block is serious, and like I said earlier, “Ain’t nobody got time for that.”
So this is my list. What do you do to break writer’s block?
Writers are creative people. We eat, live and breathe words. So what do you do when you lose your creativity, inspiration? Some writers get stressed. They become depressed; others simply end their writing career.
When I’m working with a character and they stop talking, I put them aside. My attitude is “Two can play that game. You won’t talk to me, then, I won’t speak to you either.” I have hundreds of story ideas, and scripts waiting to be developed, polished, etc. I don’t have time for the games. A week or two may go by before they speak. In the meantime, I free write. I people watch and write down what I see. I’m looking for character flaws because that’s what makes people interesting. I brainstorm, thinking about family secrets, the alcoholic uncle, nosey aunt, toxic cousins and what makes them tick.
I take long showers, because the flow and sound of water is spiritual. It releases creativity. I play gospel music, songs like “Trouble Don’t Last Always,” or the blues, such as, Bessie smith’s, “Nobody knows you when you’re down and out.” If more than a few days go by, then I’ll play an opera, like Madame Butterfly. At this point, writers block is serious, and like I said earlier, “Ain’t nobody got time for that.”
So this is my list. What do you do to break writer’s block?
