Writer’s Block

We are doomed.

There comes a time in every writer’s life he must overcome the illness called “Writer’s Block”.

It is possible you have countless ideas but none of them is clear enough to start the writing process or your brain is completely empty. The blank page looks down on you and the only thing you want to do is to curl up into a ball in the comfort of your bed but you cannot really rest since that blank page tortures you.

Are you a failure, a disgrace to all writers? Do you have to consider changing your career? Is everything meant to die and nothing can save us from the unescapable death? Does anything even matter?

Although we are all going to die at some point, you must keep in mind great writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald have faced the symptoms of a writer’s block. It is unavoidable and it happens to anyone (expect maybe Stephen King).

The point of it all is how you are going to get over it. You can either have a panic attack breathing in and out of a paper bag collapsed on your bathroom’s floor (or any bathroom’s floor for that matter), or you can keep calm. Do not be afraid to write anything that comes into your mind. Experiment with different styles until you find the one that suits best. It does not have to be perfect, perfection will come with time (probably).

You can even write, as I am doing now, about the writer’s block that overwhelms you. “Writing about a writer’s block is better than not writing at all.” said Charles Bukowski.

There is a chance you have a writer’s block on writing about a writer’s block. Then you can maybe write about a writer’s block on the writer’s block on writing about a writer’s block. It is a vicious circle. We are doomed.

Let’s finish this once blank page with a quote from Neil Gaiman: “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can”.

Originally posted on beasty-press.com