3 Ways to Get Rid of Writer’s BlockEverything screeches...

3 Ways to Get Rid of Writer’s Block

Everything screeches to a halt. Nothing feels right. Your well of imagination is bone dry. We’ve all had it. I was struggling with it pretty devastatingly for the past week (and getting more and more nervous with the due date just 4 weeks away). I’ve been trying to pull out all the tricks I’ve learned to get past it, and finally had some luck. Here’s what I’ve learned. 

1. Stop thinking, just write. Most of writer’s block comes from an obsession with perfection. But writing doesn’t have to be perfect. I found that focusing less on whether it was “good” and more on just producing helped grease the gears. WE can make it perfect later. 

2. Talk to people. Writing doesn’t have to be completely solitary. Talking to friends about what I was trying to think through was hugely helpful. One enlightening conversation in particular helped spark a whole new train of thought I had never considered. 

3. Change your scenery. This is what actually got me over it this time. And it was by accident. I had a week long tour that took me across the country twice. Even though I was worried that traveling would put me behind, the time away let me reset a bit. Ah course, you certainly don’t have to leave the state to change it up. If I could have done it over again, I would have headed to a coffee shop on day 2 just to let my mind operate a bit differently. 

4 Weeks Left

*A big thanks and special shoutout to Matthias Vestergaard for helping me with my visual notes. Check out more about him at thnkclrly.com/