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Writer's Block: One Word Prompts
One of the most frustrating feelings as a writer is when you cannot think of anything productive to write. You know that feeling when you are holding a pen in your hand or hovering your fingers over the keyboard and your mind just doesn't work? Every writer has inevitably experienced this moment and it is disheartening when you are either:
A.) Making a living off of writing
or
B.)Thrive off of being a creative soul.
Either way, writer's block just sucks. As an Instagram poetess, I have definitely felt the pressure to post my poetry regularly. But what most people don't realize is that I don't have bundles of my work stacked up waiting to be posted on Instagram - most of the time I sit down to write specifically in that moment. Which is a product of my busy life, but also a product of the way I write when I find inspiration, which could be at any moment.
But what happens when I can't find anything to be inspired by? I have watched followers decrease because of a day of inactivity. How do you explain to your fans that you had nothing to write about and so you simply did not show face that day?
I have adapted to the phenomena of writer's block. One of my favorite ways to spin the wheels of my brain and find something to inspire me is to ask people to give me one word. With this one word, I create a story.
It's actually quite magical.
I have developed some of my most intense and complex poems using this technique. The best part about doing this is the idea that you have no clue what word is going to come to mind to whoever you ask. This is beautiful because everyone's minds work in different ways. I have certainly felt that I use similar language and themes throughout my poems and even I get bored with that. By asking someone else for a word, you could open the door to an entirely different realm of writing you didn't even know you were capable of.
What are some ways that you get out of that writer's block funk? I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
Love and Light,
S. Modica
Don't forget my debut collection of poems, Serendipity, is now available on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles' website.
A.) Making a living off of writing
or
B.)Thrive off of being a creative soul.
Either way, writer's block just sucks. As an Instagram poetess, I have definitely felt the pressure to post my poetry regularly. But what most people don't realize is that I don't have bundles of my work stacked up waiting to be posted on Instagram - most of the time I sit down to write specifically in that moment. Which is a product of my busy life, but also a product of the way I write when I find inspiration, which could be at any moment.
But what happens when I can't find anything to be inspired by? I have watched followers decrease because of a day of inactivity. How do you explain to your fans that you had nothing to write about and so you simply did not show face that day?
I have adapted to the phenomena of writer's block. One of my favorite ways to spin the wheels of my brain and find something to inspire me is to ask people to give me one word. With this one word, I create a story.
It's actually quite magical.
I have developed some of my most intense and complex poems using this technique. The best part about doing this is the idea that you have no clue what word is going to come to mind to whoever you ask. This is beautiful because everyone's minds work in different ways. I have certainly felt that I use similar language and themes throughout my poems and even I get bored with that. By asking someone else for a word, you could open the door to an entirely different realm of writing you didn't even know you were capable of.
What are some ways that you get out of that writer's block funk? I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
Love and Light,
S. Modica
Don't forget my debut collection of poems, Serendipity, is now available on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles' website.
