What To Do When The Blank Screen Stares At You?
Or when you Stare at it.
I often find myself lost staring at the blank white screen and that’s why I got engaged on my new Writing Mission. Simply : I’ve pledged to myself that I will write at least one post a day here at Medium.
I took this decision to get out of the Writer’s Block Box and to become a better writer, in time.
And guess what? It’s working! Yaay!
Let’s just come to the point. Have you ever found yourself trapped in a staring disease? Are you out of ideas to write about? Well, here’s what you need to do.
Defeat The Blank Screen!
- First and most of all, know that “Writer’s Block is an imaginary object.” It’s not present out there. You just create it yourself.
- Read more.
- And some more.
- Don’t force yourself to write something up.
- OR don’t write something just for the sake of increasing the number.
- Go out for a walk, have a coffee, hang out with friends or listen to some music.
- Observe things closer. And when you observe things — Think!
- Think, Think, Think and Think until you create an idea that will make other people THINK.
- And when you have a grasp to the idea, don’t let it decay.
- Just write, don’t stare.
Oh hey, see how I wrote an article in 5 minutes even without having an idea? Guess what? I was staring at the blank screen and when I observed and thought about what I was doing, I came up with this post. Claps for me, isn’t it. ( Well, I know it’s a bit weird for someone to ask for claps. But, I don’t give a damn. Just clap ☺ )
I hope this helps. Stop staring at me and start writing.