Y'all seen Finding Dory yet? Or Finding Nemo? And the just keep swimming song? Do any other writers sing that to themselves while they work as well? Just keep writing just keep writing. I don't know, but I do.
Look, this post is about that. Just keep writing.
I love writing. It's something that helps me work out stress or disappointment. I do it between school subjects to help me refocus my mind. I do it late at night when I feel like I'm the most creative. I do it early in the morning, and it helps my day pass more productively and creatively.
But it's not always easy.
Lately I've been going through something of a writer's block.
You know the best way to work through writer's block?
JUST KEEP WRITING
Yep, simple as that. Ok, maybe not quite. Here's a few things I've been doing more of while writer's block is going on (even at that 3 am hour when creative juices generally are flowing for me)
1) write. That's right. I write (rhyming points please) Maybe not on the books I'm working on, but I'll start short stories. I'll write journal posts. I'll write about my day in unnecessary detail. Anything to keep my hands moving, my brain working, and to just keep writing.
2) research. I get it that lots of people don't like researching, but I do. I love learning new things every day, and it isn't hard. If I'm having writer's block, I start mass researching. Anything. Anything I might possibly write about. I read other people's blogs, about how to write better fight scenes, romantic scenes, death scenes. Whatever, Whatever gets you inspired to do something. Even if it's just writing about your day.
3) relax. do nothing. This probably sounds so contrary to everything above, but between writing and researching, I sit back and think. I let my mind wander into the farthest corners. I fantasize impossible things. Sometimes (if I'm alone so I don't embarrass myself) I act out scenarios w other invisible actors. I play the movie, then write the script.
That's all I have for now. The three main things I've been doing to get through this episode of writer's block. Keep your goals in mind, and just keep writing. You can do it!
-B
