Showing posts with label writer's block. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writer's block. Show all posts

Friday, October 22, 2010

Arbitrary Writing Office




The classic idea of a writer is a person who shuts themself (dictionaries don't like "themself," but I do) off from society - and when they join society it is only to give a reading or join in intellectual parties. There are writers like that - no doubt - but the majority of writers like to mix it up. 

Instead of staying inside your room to write, why not travel to a nice cafe, library, or park: I'm in Starbucks right now, editing this post. Sometimes the act of moving aids your writing as well. Taking a bus or train can prove to be productive for writing. Not only do you get interesting characters right in front of you, you get a real slideshow of landscapes and scenes going across you all the time.


A home or personal room has its benefits, but writing solely in that environment can inhibit writer's block and well, lack of being human. We are social race - unless you think writer's are a separate race, I think getting outside is a good idea.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Writer's Block and Sleep

John Cleese Explaining the Creative Process


Sometimes the best way to remove writer's block is to sleep. I've experienced many instances where I am writing a poem or a short story and my creative inspiration falls flat - but I sleep and wake up to work on the same piece, and writing comes easily. It is not a failsafe technique - no writing technique is - but it can aid us significantly in getting past those moments that stop our flow.