Words “Writer’s Block” it can strike fear into the hearts of writers young and old, from the virgin writer to the veteran novelist.
For many of us, getting writer’s block at certain points in our writing careers feels as inevitable as the fact that the sun rises every morning and sets again every night.
And that’s the biggest danger of writer’s block.
The way we really buy into this collective idea that if we are writers then yes we will get writer’s block and yes it will be hard to get over.
So it makes sense that in order to banish the dreaded block, we need to break this belief.
To help you out, here are 5 reasons why writer’s block is, in fact, NOT a terminal condition:
1. We can choose what we focus on. The human mind has some major blind spots in its logic. One of them is dealing with the negatives. even if we think “I will NOT suffer from writer’s block”our mind tends to choose the words: “Suffer.Writers.Block”.
The more we focus on NOT being blocked, the more we attract the state of being blocked. So instead, we can choose to focus on words and states like being creative, productive, inventive, and fluent.
2. We can take preventive measures.You know the old saying prevention is better than cure? Totally true in this case too. We can notice the times when we are most likely to feel stuck and find it hardest to write.
So we can take steps and precautions to make sure we don’t put ourselves in these types of situations and circumstances. By avoiding these moments when we are most likely to have difficulty creating, we increase our chances of writing freely.
3. We can practice being more creative and having more ideas. Adopting the mindset that you are a creative person and that ideas are everywhere around you is essential to banishing writer’s block.
The more you become accustomed to seeing ideas and finding inspiration in the small details of everyday life, the more readily available a reservoir of ideas you will have to draw from and develop with your writing.
4. We can change our beliefs. If we think we are likely to get writer’s block, we will. Our beliefs are more powerful than we often realize and can influence every part of our lives.
Take a good look at the beliefs you hold about creative writing, both in general about what you think writers are like, and more specifically about what you believe about yourself as a writer. Eliminate those negative beliefs and replace them with more positive and supportive ones.
5. Ultimately it is a state of mind, not an external force. We are not slaves to writer’s block, trembling with fear with every word we write, in case it suddenly hits us and leaves us helpless to write more.
Writer’s block is as real and as big a problem as you want to believe it is. You are the only person who can overcome this misconception that writer’s block is something you are at the mercy of.
Here are 5 powerful reasons why writer’s block doesn’t have to be a terminal condition for you and your creative writing.
What action can you take today to start ending the beliefs and mindsets that hold you back from writing?
Here’s an extra tip to get over writer’s block: sit down, grab a pencil and a piece of paper, and just write…