The Writer’s block…

Well…sigh.

Let me start by saying I don’t even know where to start. But I know I’ll find my bearing along the way.

As a writer,I’ve occasionally had to struggle with running out of ideas,out of imagination,or let me say,getting stuck on how to give a detailed description of what I see in my head, my dreams. I’ve always had to do stuff to keep my imagination flowing. And I’ve always had to go through a lot of sharpening — like every sound writer should — in order to get my thoughts and imaginations in one piece, and without messing them all up.

Writers have got a lot to deal with after all…

Just to get my imagination in order and pen down something good and vivid enough for my readers, I’ve had to read — real reading,not the regular type y’all are used to,and not just for the fun of it — , delve into different forms of literary works, watch movies to enhance my creativity, and a lotta other things that you don’t wanna know about. But in the long run,it’s just to make me better, to polish my sense of imagination and creative writing.

In the lives of every writer however, they’ve always had to deal with times when nothing is forthcoming,when their heads are blank; of imagination, of creative thinking,of the right words to express themselves in writing. They feel so frustrated and incompetent, so empty. It’s like they aren’t who they once were anymore. Like they’ve lost their calling,their purpose. And I must say, it’s a very uncomfortable feeling. The Writer’s block.

It feels like a curse,like some comeuppance for knowing too much,or taking in too much, and wanting to pen it all down, relatively.

Big question is; How do we get this fixed?

Well, there has been a lot of recommendations prescribed to get over a writer’s block,such as reading on topics related to what genre of writing you’re based on, taking breaks off writing to relax and observe the world, watching movies to help one’s imagination, and even writing about one’s experience, like what I’m doing now.

The Writer’s block is a repetitive phase in the lives of every writer out there that cannot be evaded. But of course we could work our way round it, like I’m trying to do right now. And I hope it works. I really do.