Take A Break! #BeatTheBlock

I haven't posted in a while, but someone asked me to do a blog post about ideas, and how I come up with them (asked by Eveli Acosta) and today I came up with an answer to that. I haven't posted for a few days, but I've felt worn down. All refereshed now though!

Like I said, today I came up with an answer to that, it was like I've always known subconsciously how I've sought my inspiration and concluded my ideas and today it was like BOOM---"Joe, you know what this means right. You can now bottle what it is that makes your inspiration POP!" Believe me guys, I speak to myself all of the time, and often in third person! It's therapeutic, and doesn't mean your crazy--at least not completely. 

On my little outing today, I created 3 new short stories for my collection, Over My Spilled Blood, and also a novel, and I was in a world of my own--I could feel it, I was trying to live it because I messed up and forget my notepad and pen (unhappy Joe) but I remember them all clearly.

I love just strolling around in these picturesque places, just me and my mind. So I'm gonna be blunt about this get your face out of your laptop and stop fussing about your WiP, just go get some fresh air--don't stress your writing, if you do, then it will only grow more resistant and that's not good for anyone.



When I'm older I'd like to have my own secret thinking place. A garden, with a path like the one Google images has so kindly provided. Maybe a garden that goes round in circles, someplace where I don't have to keep picking my head up to see where I'm going. Alternatively, I could take up running--but I wouldn't be able to carry a notepad and pen (well, without dropping one or both of them).



I hope I answered what you came here for in the midst of all this waffle. Long story short, taking a walk and getting away from your laptop, get away from ALL electronics, just detox yourself, and when you do that, or at least when I do this, I come back to my laptop raring to go! :D I hope you can try this and I hope it works out for you!



If you want to read more blog posts about inspiration and ideas about overcoming your writer's block, then come to the page and #BeatTheBlock once and for all!



-Joseph





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Published on September 11, 2011 13:58
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