I get that brother. I had some bouts lately, in the end I gave myself grace for showing up. Tomorrow's another bunch of moments, and forcing is almost never the best way. Its hard for me to back off of myself, but it's a decision, and I made it. Perfect as can be, but hard. Love you dude
1) I'm stuck with the story. Walking (even if it's a frantic pacing around the room for an hour) while furiously brainstorming ideas inside the head usually helps with that.
2) I'm stuck with words. I usually try to power through, but if it does not help, I force myself to drop it and come back the next day/week. Brain has its cycles and locks/unlocks based on external stimuli, even on tiny imperceptible ones. You can keep trying to catch the moment when the floodgates re-open.
I can totally relate to this. I have cycles where the writing just flows and it's just easy, other times it's a struggle to get stuff down, and then there are those times where I physically can't get myself to even start a project.
I find during those tougher times reading and consuming stories really helps get me back sooner.
If your well is empty and you have nothing to draw upon, fill it with what you need. Just remember filling a well takes time. 🥲
I get that brother. I had some bouts lately, in the end I gave myself grace for showing up. Tomorrow's another bunch of moments, and forcing is almost never the best way. Its hard for me to back off of myself, but it's a decision, and I made it. Perfect as can be, but hard. Love you dude
I'm sure a lot of us relate to this. Burnout is lonely and painful. We drive ourselves like slave masters until creativity balks.
<unsolicited wisdom from an unpublished author>
For me, the block comes in two forms:
1) I'm stuck with the story. Walking (even if it's a frantic pacing around the room for an hour) while furiously brainstorming ideas inside the head usually helps with that.
2) I'm stuck with words. I usually try to power through, but if it does not help, I force myself to drop it and come back the next day/week. Brain has its cycles and locks/unlocks based on external stimuli, even on tiny imperceptible ones. You can keep trying to catch the moment when the floodgates re-open.
</unsolicited wisdom from an unpublished author>
I can totally relate to this. I have cycles where the writing just flows and it's just easy, other times it's a struggle to get stuff down, and then there are those times where I physically can't get myself to even start a project.
I find during those tougher times reading and consuming stories really helps get me back sooner.
If your well is empty and you have nothing to draw upon, fill it with what you need. Just remember filling a well takes time. 🥲