Writer’s block… It’s a phenomenon that I feel is seldom mentioned these days. Perhaps it’s because I’ve stopped using the term, and so my recognition when others say it is much less prevalent.
I spent a good amount of time staring at my screen today thinking about what to write. I’d already written about my physical appearance in response to another prompt, therefore preventing me from writing about the subject today. I wouldn’t want to bore anyone with the same details repeated.
As I sat on my bed with my eyes focused on the blank page on my computer screen, I realized that perhaps I was experiencing something I thought I’d overcome: writer’s block. But how could I experience something I didn’t even believe in anymore? I remember a few years ago when I let the term writer's block dominate my life, an article I read stated that writer's block was simply a belief that stopped you from writing, no such thing truly existed; and I found that for me that belief was true. I don’t believe in writer's block at all, and I think this post goes to prove that. Now that I’ve begun typing away at my keyboard I feel as though I could go on forever. Writer’s block is an idea that holds you back, that’s really all it is. It’s an excuse. I had things I could write about today had I really wanted to but I chose not to and almost blamed it on having writer's block than my own laziness.
I don’t know where I’m going with this and I’m awfully tired so I’ll end it here. My goal was simply to write something I could post and I’ve done that now. I think that writing is a gift, and I’m an avid hater of excuses. In my opinion writer's block is a sham, and I encourage you not to fall into that trap.
— March
I spent a good amount of time staring at my screen today thinking about what to write. I’d already written about my physical appearance in response to another prompt, therefore preventing me from writing about the subject today. I wouldn’t want to bore anyone with the same details repeated.
As I sat on my bed with my eyes focused on the blank page on my computer screen, I realized that perhaps I was experiencing something I thought I’d overcome: writer’s block. But how could I experience something I didn’t even believe in anymore? I remember a few years ago when I let the term writer's block dominate my life, an article I read stated that writer's block was simply a belief that stopped you from writing, no such thing truly existed; and I found that for me that belief was true. I don’t believe in writer's block at all, and I think this post goes to prove that. Now that I’ve begun typing away at my keyboard I feel as though I could go on forever. Writer’s block is an idea that holds you back, that’s really all it is. It’s an excuse. I had things I could write about today had I really wanted to but I chose not to and almost blamed it on having writer's block than my own laziness.
I don’t know where I’m going with this and I’m awfully tired so I’ll end it here. My goal was simply to write something I could post and I’ve done that now. I think that writing is a gift, and I’m an avid hater of excuses. In my opinion writer's block is a sham, and I encourage you not to fall into that trap.
— March
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