I was going to say something campy about how we’ve all been there… but, I don’t know. It’s a common issue, I know that. But what is it really? Most people would allude to the wall that I posted up there. A solid, brick wall that stops us in our tracks. Me? Well, I like to think of it like a child hyped up on sugar (and yes, that is a wive’s tale), all excited to go somewhere, anywhere, even if it’s in a chaotic, random direction… spilling energy and ecitement when all of a sudden… nothing. A sudden cease of movement, thought… anything.
It’s at this point that we reach the writer’s block, so lovingly coined to conjure up something immovable and solid. But, it’s not. It’s a frame of reference, a state of mind. It’s been proven that if you use your brain to do brain games and exercises (i.e. Sudoko), you actually increase your brain power. Then again, it’s also been proven that if you do the same repetitive task, over and over again, you’ll tire your brain/muscle out.
Writing, especially non-stop, is an exercise for your brain. Sometimes, writer’s block is a cold car with a low battery… your brain trying to click over to running, all choppy and rough. Sometimes writer’s block is a worn down engine… pulling at the fumes of fuel… trying its best to pull on until it can get a refill. Sometimes it’s just that you’ve been working on the same thing for too long, it needs a change of scenery.
Maybe… just maybe… you need to write a blog post on writer’s block to get around it.
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