Writer's Block RIP - Is It Possible To Banish Writer's Block For Good?

Writer’s block affects all writers. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your experience is, how many books, poems, scripts or articles you’ve written, sometimes the words just don’t want to come.

Trying to write whilst in the midst of writer’s block is as difficult, frustrating and messy as trying to eat a huge bowl of ice cream without a spoon and without using your hands!

So what should you do, keep pushing your face into that bowl, trying to eat as much ice cream as you can until you’re exhausted? It’s up to you. But wouldn’t it be better to go and find a spoon?

If you’re someone who eats a lot of ice cream, wouldn’t it make sense to always have a spoon handy, so you can enjoy eating your ice cream and make it as easy as possible?

The same applies for you creative writing. Have your spoons ready!

What does this mean in practice?

Here are 3 “spoons” you can have ready to drastically reduce the frustration of writer’s block:

1. Creative writing ideas. One of the biggest complaints writers have when they feel blocked is that they don’t have any ideas. So each time they come to the page empty handed (and empty headed) and just expect the words to flow on demand.

Help yourself out, get an ideas journal or a writing journal. Keep it with you at all times and capture new ideas as you have them. The more ideas you jot down, the more you begin to see all around you and from the most unlikely sources.

2. A regular place to write. Although anyone creative needs a stream of new ideas and new stimulation to keep them inspired, when it comes to actually creating – in this case writing – then the familiar, tried and tested is better.

Having a desk or table or an area set up where you can go to write without delay or complications is essential to keep writer’s block to a minimum. Maybe you can create a space at home, or maybe you’d work better at a local café, park or library. Find somewhere you’re comfortable with and that helps you get into writing as quickly and hassle free as possible.

3. Writing every day. There is no substitute for writing every day. It’s the bedrock of your whole creative writing kingdom. How do you become a better writer? Write more. How do you make it easy to write more? Write a minimum amount every day.

To make this more effective, stick to a regular time and just write. You need to avoid even asking questions like “I’ve got a few minutes spare, should I write now or squeeze a bit in later after dinner but before I watch that film?”. Pick a set time every day, pick a minimum period to write for (at least 15 minutes) and stick to it. It’ll do more for banishing writer’s block and improving your writing than any other single thing you can do.

It’s not possible to completely eliminate writer’s block for good.

But using these 3 tips you can vastly reduce it and make sure your writing is as regular, rich and rewarding as possible.

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