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So you have written a fairly good amount of blog posts, most
of which were exceptionally written, riveting and thought provoking. One of
your posts even got featured and was shared an innumerable number of times and
from that moment on, you believed you could achieve the impossible: Generate
blog posts and articles and topics almost as immediately as you need them. Yes,
you believed this feature was quite possible. After all, one of your articles
have been featured (and yes you gloated about it to your colleagues’ faces for
days) but now as you stare at that persistently blinking cursor.
That white
screen. You realized, you cannot hold on to your former glory any longer. You
will be the first to admit it no matter how hard it would be. But…you are
stumped. You have absolutely no idea what to write and you finally managed to
have what most writers and bloggers all over the world fear the most: A blank
canvas.
What in blazes should I write about now when my idea well
has run dry? What are important topics I could potentially talk about (not to
mention I’d have to find a way to insert various keywords into these posts
seeing as it is for SEO Companies that specialize in link building services).
Ughhh, this is draining and impossible! Tomorrow, I shall try again and I will
probably have thought of something by then.
It is not as uncommon
as you think
The truth is, the thoughts above are all very real
manifestations of a writer or a blogger who is suffering from a writer’s block.
It happens to everyone, and we have all been there. As much as we want to be unstoppable
generators of blogs, topics and ideas, it is inevitable that there would be
days wherein are brains ceases to function, we are distracted and even our most
worthy muse would not be able to help us write.
People are complex creatures so no two persons on earth will
have roughly the same reasons for suffering from the inability to write their
prose. However, some common causes would be:
*Fear: It is an inescapable fact that some writers live with
fear and struggle with being afraid. There are just some writers who are afraid
of having their ideas (their prized babies for some) see the world only to have
everyone start critiquing them. This is one major reason why some writers never
become writers.
*Timing: When your timing is off, no force in the world can
even compel your mind to get cracking on writing. When it is not the
appropriate time to write, your ideas may need to be developed further before
they can finally start appearing on screen or on paper.
*Perfectionism: Because you want everything to be perfect
down to every inch and cranny of your prose, your post, your book, you never
begin for fear of it being less than stellar.
So, what do we do to
overcome this?
Writing is an art, not a science. So you will have to
approach it in approximately the same way. There is simply no straightforward
way of overcoming this pressing concern, no formulaic fix such as “10 Steps to
Overcoming Writers Block” but here are a few ideas that might help you deal
better with your creative constipation.
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Listen to music
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Let the various tones relax you and help you
focus
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Eliminate Distractions
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Ommwriter helps you focus on just writing and
solely writing
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Read a Book
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Sometimes, a little reading can stew some
dormant ideas already in your head
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Go for a walk
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This is a chance to be alone with your thoughts
with those creative juices flowing
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Brainstorm ideas in bullet points
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The less cluttered and more organized they are,
the better you can think
There are a lot more ways to overcome
writer’s block but it is imperative that you do move. You need momentum in
order to get those gears moving. Once you have a direction or are beginning to
move there at least, it would be easier to pick up the pace and the speed. And
without noticing it much, your block will be a thing of the past. You will
finally be achieving what you had wanted to do in the first place.
You will be writing.
