Easy steps to overcome your writer’s block.
~Hitting a block more often? Me too!
It's an insane feeling to rummage through your mind, flipping pages of memories to get a bit of inspiration or encouragement to keep going but find nothing.
With or without a large audience base, the constant need to load out content creates dread.
‘What if they forget about me?’ ‘How can I grow my audience if I can't keep consistency?’ ‘How can I stop running out of ideas?’
Here are some sweet go-to options that work for me.
Note down your ideas.
Inspiration floods our head at the most random moment—when we aren't prepared to start writing or when we are about to fall asleep. It could be the time you are walking into the meeting room to give a presentation.
And when you finally settle down to get those ideas flowing, you forget it all or you begin to cringe at the alternative ideas you get. No other ideas can beat the original one.
Do yourself a favor and get a pocket notepad with a pen attached to it or download a note app on your phone. Ensure your notepad is easily accessible and scribble (type) down the ideas in their raw form.
Don't worry about the way it's written (the grammar, punctuation, or organization); all your focus should be channeled towards writing it in a way that pours back the idea and reignites the same inspiration.
Look beyond the surface.
Stare out the window or go outside and note what you see on the ground.
So what did you see?
If you wrote sand, mud, grass, or something related, erase that and look deeper.
There are millions of microorganisms fighting for dominance and survival just like us humans. What you're staring at is their own world, their universe, and they must think you're God as you keep staring at them.
They fall in love, mate, fight, kill, and do similar activities as humans. They also have some traditions that are quite foreign to humans. Some female arachnids kill their man after mating. If I were to write a story, that’s a rich plot, after adding some twists and turns.
Imagine the political struggle among those creatures. I am sure the snails would definitely be bullied by the faster and more agile creatures.
All you have to do is look deeper and dig up beyond what ordinary eyes can see. Apply these techniques to almost anything, and lack of inspiration will be a thing of the past.
Collaborate with others.
A writer's journey is quite lonely; join writing communities or be supportive of other writers and rub minds in the process.
Have hands-on group projects and team up with writers. It's a great fountain of inspiration.
Step out of your comfort zone.
Always experiment and never confine yourself to one style or technique.
The story behind your decision can also be spun into content that encourages others to do the same.
Read, read, and never stop reading.
Books and other written contents, especially the ones in your field, provide you with new manners of approach, fresh perspectives, and new problems to tackle.
Endeavor to read and note down in your reading log for revisitation when you need the ideas.
Write short works.
It's not essential to write a novel or long memoir in such a short time frame. This could be too overwhelming for you and strip you off the inspiration of what to write next.
Write short works in between, whether related pieces or something entirely different. This not only keeps the creative juices flowing but also helps you maintain your online presence.
Writing prompts.
They are everywhere.
Select the ones that appeal to you and create something out of it.
This could be a small piece; it doesn't matter. The challenge is to create something unique and different with it.
Stop overthinking.
When writing a piece, there's a little voice at the back of a writer's mind that echoes questions like, ‘Would my readers like this?’ ‘Am I doing this right?’ ‘What if no one reads this?’.
Leave these questions for when you have successfully clicked that publish button with confidence.
These thoughts rob you of those ideas you know will make it big. It creates a doubtful wall that crashes your entire work. This is also an enemy of inspiration.
Thank you for reading my piece. I appreciate your effort ❤️. Feel free to also drop the ways that help you overcome writer’s block, if you have any 😄.
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