WordPress.com Forums » Topic: How do you cure your writer's block? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block WordPress.com Forums » Topic: How do you cure your writer's block? en Mon, 20 May 2013 04:28:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 hnsaifi on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864844 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:47:41 +0000 hnsaifi 864844@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Have you gone through this? Plinky: A Tool for Writer’s Block

]]> marcmarrs on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864532 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:08:55 +0000 marcmarrs 864532@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Stop thinking about yourself. You don't need to starve and find a reason for keeping yourself clean.

]]> turnthrice on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864461 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:57:20 +0000 turnthrice 864461@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @timethief Haha, I can definitely see why you would say that. I should really get one. Handwriting does seem to be more... fulfilling than typing into an app.

@greyroompictures I'm adding that to my to-read list!

Geez, reading all these posts have really inspired me to get writing! I feel thoroughly cured from any future encounters with the writer's-block virus ;D But I guess I won't know for sure until I've written more blog posts.

]]> invisiblemikey on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864449 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:28:56 +0000 invisiblemikey 864449@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've said it before, but here it is again. I get up from the keyboard and go outside and stop trying to think so hard. There's nothing like getting out of the house for getting out of a "block" which is really only in your head. So simple. If the weather's nasty, I have a cup of tea on the porch.

]]> maidiebike on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864233 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:34:55 +0000 maidiebike 864233@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I look back on my own life and stuff done in past, to see how it relates what I've just done/seen/experienced. That gives me some more dimension to write something better...sometimes. :D

Not sure if that requires a person to reach a certain threshold in years of living! I just don't want to write fluffy, inane posts. If it bores me, then surely it will bore someone else!

So I don't post that often. I don't ask too much out of some regular readers/subscribers in terms of their time.

]]> greyroompictures on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864200 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:10:28 +0000 greyroompictures 864200@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Check out Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brand... it's a great inspiration when it comes to nurturing a writer's environment... Perhaps it can help with writer's block - I've lost my copy... damn my messy home!!!

]]> timethief on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864107 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:50:57 +0000 timethief 864107@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm never without a notebook and a pen. Blog fodder is everywhere ;)

]]> turnthrice on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-864006 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:25:23 +0000 turnthrice 864006@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @motre Oh! I completely forgot there was a WordPress app! That'll come in handy for sure. It'll be especially convenient at times I don't have a pen and paper available.

Thanks everyone for the help everyone! I've definitely learned a lot.

]]> motre on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-863499 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:29:25 +0000 motre 863499@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I either go do something else or I sleep on it. Sometimes both. Sometimes a shower helps. I also agree with hnsaifi ... when it hits you, engage with the moment and write something and safe the draft if you can't yet finish it. Or carry the app around on your smartphone or tablet so you can act when the insiration happens (if you have one of those).

]]> kyllingsara on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-863461 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:24:54 +0000 kyllingsara 863461@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Lol @ pete

]]> evolutionofpete on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-863369 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:05:53 +0000 evolutionofpete 863369@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Plagiarize

]]> timethief on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-863156 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:40:15 +0000 timethief 863156@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You could try the tips I link to below. Whenever you encounter writer's block you can get caught up in a cycle of self-foubt and lose courage. IMO that is the worst thing you can do. Remember that this is not the end of the world, but a trivial problem for just a brief period of time. I think the best advice it to get up and go outside for awhile. When you return start writing anything - it doesn't matter what - just start writing.
http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2009/07/14/blog-it-writing-ideas-checklist/
http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2009/06/18/blogging-through-writers-block/

]]> karenjump on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-863150 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:32:51 +0000 karenjump 863150@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Writers block is often solved by speaking with others. I find listening to my husband and children often provides me the inspiration to write about something I've found interesting.

]]> tltcl on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-862974 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:29:58 +0000 tltcl 862974@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Only write when you can think of something worthwhile. You don't have to post every day.

]]> turnthrice on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-862956 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:43:14 +0000 turnthrice 862956@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks so much for your advice everyone. You're right, I should just keep writing when I feel I have a good idea. I'll do that from now on :)

]]> teamoyeniyi on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-862903 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:50:59 +0000 teamoyeniyi 862903@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am with Jessie, just write. The end result is often not at all like it started, but I find the words flow once I get going.

I also agree with hnsaifi. If the above doesn't work on your first idea, maybe it isn't the right topic at all and leaving it another day will not make it the right topic.

BUT different techniques work for different people.

]]> hnsaifi on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-862814 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:14:06 +0000 hnsaifi 862814@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ My view is that your first thought is your best one, so leaving a post for the next day is not a good idea.

]]> jessielansdel on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-862223 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:07:17 +0000 jessielansdel 862223@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Do some free writing, by which I mean just start writing whatever comes into your head, anything as long as you are writing. Just like an athlete who has to *warm up* before performing so should writers. It usually gets the creative juices flowing and you'll soon find that the ideas start to flow again.

Failing that, listen to inspirational music or read some favourite poetry. Or go for a walk to clear out the mental cobwebs.

Or just take a break from writing for a day or two, but always carry a note book with you. You'll be surprised at what can trigger those ideas.

Good luck.

]]> turnthrice on "How do you cure your writer's block?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-you-cure-your-writers-block#post-862218 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:54:04 +0000 turnthrice 862218@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I sometimes get stuck when I'm writing a blog post. I usually cure this by leaving the post as a draft for another day, when I can look at it from a new perspective and continue. This usually works, but I can't say it's a foolproof method.

What do you do to cure your writer's block?

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