#2 WRITER'S BLOCK 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfv8uMyCtc
You know, the worst thing that can happen to me, other than being surrounded by people who give away spoilers faster than you can say "babadook", is *drum roll please* writer's block.
Why?
Cause I like to talk crap at times.
And to talk crap, at least online, where there aren't a class full of people ready to judge you for breathing air, you need to write.
And I can't write if I have this huge effing wall in front of me with a signboard that says- "Sorry pal, no writing for a while."
And in plain terms, it sucks. I wish life were Sims 4 and I could just read a book or play guitar to get over this block. But no, sadly it's not.
So I do the only thing I'm really good at. I google. (I'm also like an almost stalker, kind of like a pro. So if you want me to cyber stalk someone, find out details- I'm your buddy)
Moving on, I google. So I googled writer's block and I came across this really good article at a website whose name I forgot, and didn't bookmark cause I'm careless. And also very lazy to check my history.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9DfRUGWVd
So this website said something like writer's block can be of two types.
1) Resistance
Where you resist the idea of writing. You think you can't do it. You feel it in your bones that you can't. You feel like everything you write is crap. BUTT. I mean, but it's all in your mind.
2) Emptiness
You're just empty. There's no spiritual or emotional energy in you that time. You don't feel like there's a story to tell. You just don't feel the words you type or write. You feel like a zombie pretending to have feelings.
And right now, I'm both.
So what do you do about it?
Well...
i) You could wait it out.
My take: Don't. You wait, and wait. And for a second you shut your eyes, and when you open them, two years have gone by. #truestory
ii) Watch movies.
My take: Unless you want your story to be highly similar to the movie you just watched, you probably shouldn't. Cause like right after Hunger Games, I kind of wanted to create my own dystopia about kids stranded in an island and had to each other up to survive.
The end result: I didn't write it (the block was still there) but in my mind the lead gives birth to a kid who eats her.
iii) Read books.
My take: Actually, not a bad idea. Because like when I read when I'm in the block I tend to see the way a writer writes. The style, the words they use. How the writer's describe the characters talking.
But then again, I forget once I'm done with the book.
iv) Play an instrument.
My take: Not to boast or anything (maybe just a teeny weeny bit) I play the guitar and the keyboard. And it is said that the writing abilities and the creative abilities are very connected. And they're taken from the left side of the brain.
So, when I'm in the block I try playing the guitar, but just end up holding it and checking my phone or staring at the blank walls and think of what can I do with that empty space.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClP2goWnQk
*kind of like this one, but minus pressing the frets or the strings. and i'm not a redhead.*908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQGyrG1LUR
And the last, but the least... *drum roll again*908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eR2nquwg3
v) Write908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI9mz5FD9d
My take: Write. Write Write.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYQVDIU7Uf
You could: 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz3cKHr1DW
a) free write- just keep on writing/typing, even if it doesn't make sense, even if you make errors. you just write and don't look back. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubof2pEePJ
kind of like running but not stopping to tie your shoelaces or going back to pick up the phone you dropped.)908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8fQEC2518
b) just write- this one is what we are all used to. just push yourself and write something anything. ANYTHING at all. like:908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZjJjZGAxy
hi. i'm a puppy. but i'm a kitten too. and it just confuses me whether I should be a human or a zebra. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6m26ULKWOE
It is not supposed to make sense. It's a way to get yourself out there. It's a way to make them fingers dance! 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CBbCHPwhA
So those were the ways to fix the block. And they're effective when I use them.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmLqkBePZJ
Also, there are certain applications I use to make me more concentrated on writing, but so far- I'm still immune. But maybe you're not. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHjVBQpbSK
The apps are... 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb4wKT68PK
Never mind, I'll post that later cause I'm lazy and don't remember the names. But there are quite a few. And no, they're not boring MS Word. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYjDJZLGWY
That being said, I'm still suffering from writer's block. I'm a bit lazy to take my own advice. But it works. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7WgUnQjCT
So, you could try them if you're need. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hn6DPmISB
Or you could ignore. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1nWqlI72n
I ignore me too. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjGroqH4ea
Sometimes. Most of the times. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGybuU7eRB
At times.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FFf0tvs56
Anyway, thank you for bearing with me.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf4zqEceJo
I'm like a teen girl gone crazy. Nothing new. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFmh5dWA9Z
But thanks.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBrsTnsnoX
And special thanks to firefox for crashing and making me redo half of the blog entry when it was just an inch away from completing. You're the star of my universe.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuPDFSj88f
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