What writer’s block?

My dissertation “Stranger than Fiction: Student Perceptions of Writer’s Block” considered what college students think about writer’s block, and if film can influence those perceptions. [image error]

You might notice that in my description of this work I never said it was about ‘solving’, ‘fixing’ or ‘ending’ writer’s block. That made my research interesting because the majority of what’s out there about writer’s block considers this part of the process to be a problem in need of a solution.

What my dissertation found, however, was that writer’s block is a natural part of the writing process. That said, I’m here today to share with you one of the many lists of writing prompts out there to inspire your writing. Given the creative opportunities for writers, I’m curious how any writer actually ever has writer’s block for very long– for instance I keep a Pinterest board of ‘characters’- pictures I found to be interesting whose stories I eventually want to tell.

Sure, given a particular project, we all get stuck at times. Again, this is natural. But, starting a project? Nope. Between the lists, websites, pictures, google, living life (and being remotely observant), I’d like to encourage writers to be ready at all times. The inspiration is there. Are you ready to take it and run with it?

Happy writing!

Oh- and here’s your link