Spotlight: WRITER'S BLOCK by Safiya
My Spotlight Today is on Safiya, a young lady who wrote a heart wrenching piece about writer's block. That fearsome condition as a writer that blocks all the creative juices and causes the end of invention.
I recently met her on Figment, I felt it was such a raw and real piece, I had to share. I've written about writer's block before on this blog but failed to capture it honestly as Safiya has. She is young and from what I gather is still in school. She is against bullying, which I admire and at the bottom of this page I put another post from her in an effort to stop bullying, because I for one have a heart.
So without any further ado, I give you "Oh no, Writer's Block" by Safiya:
Writers block. To most people those two words seem harmless, but to a writer, they mean darkness, misery, despair and more.
The solution: writing about writers block.
Since: "Writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all." -Charles Bukowski
Writers block. That state where inspiration suddenly turns on you and becomes a menacing, soul-sucking monster. First, it swallows your creative capabilities, then it sucks up your soul, sticking the rest of you in a dark, deep hole. Where all the light and creativity was vacuumed out before housed with a new occupant, you.
You lay curled up on the bottom of the pit, all hope torn away from you. Waiting until the monster that was once inspiration, decides to free you from its suffocating clutches.
When you finally loosen its grip, you gasp for breath and frantically search for the soul it stole from you. You find it torn, ragged and lifeless; all the creativity sucked out of it. You hold it close and then the slow, daunting task of recovering from the dark and lonely abyss of writers block, begins.
Copyright Safiya 2014 Figment
To see more of her work, you can find her on Figment http://figment.com/users/383020-Safiy...
Lesson from Safiya: Stop Bullying
The girl you just called ugly...she spends hours putting on makeup, hoping people will like her. ==>The boy you just tripped...he is abused enough at home. ==>See that man with the ugly scars...he fought for his country. ==>That guy you just made fun of for crying...his mother is dying. ==>The boy that wears pants in one hundred degree weather...he only has one leg. ==>The boy that bites his nails all the time...he's dying of cancer and he's counting down the days. **Post this if you're against bullying. I bet 95% of you won't repost this, but I'm sure the people with a heart will.
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I recently met her on Figment, I felt it was such a raw and real piece, I had to share. I've written about writer's block before on this blog but failed to capture it honestly as Safiya has. She is young and from what I gather is still in school. She is against bullying, which I admire and at the bottom of this page I put another post from her in an effort to stop bullying, because I for one have a heart.
So without any further ado, I give you "Oh no, Writer's Block" by Safiya:
Writers block. To most people those two words seem harmless, but to a writer, they mean darkness, misery, despair and more.
The solution: writing about writers block.
Since: "Writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all." -Charles Bukowski
Writers block. That state where inspiration suddenly turns on you and becomes a menacing, soul-sucking monster. First, it swallows your creative capabilities, then it sucks up your soul, sticking the rest of you in a dark, deep hole. Where all the light and creativity was vacuumed out before housed with a new occupant, you.
You lay curled up on the bottom of the pit, all hope torn away from you. Waiting until the monster that was once inspiration, decides to free you from its suffocating clutches.
When you finally loosen its grip, you gasp for breath and frantically search for the soul it stole from you. You find it torn, ragged and lifeless; all the creativity sucked out of it. You hold it close and then the slow, daunting task of recovering from the dark and lonely abyss of writers block, begins.
Copyright Safiya 2014 FigmentTo see more of her work, you can find her on Figment http://figment.com/users/383020-Safiy...
Lesson from Safiya: Stop Bullying
The girl you just called ugly...she spends hours putting on makeup, hoping people will like her. ==>The boy you just tripped...he is abused enough at home. ==>See that man with the ugly scars...he fought for his country. ==>That guy you just made fun of for crying...his mother is dying. ==>The boy that wears pants in one hundred degree weather...he only has one leg. ==>The boy that bites his nails all the time...he's dying of cancer and he's counting down the days. **Post this if you're against bullying. I bet 95% of you won't repost this, but I'm sure the people with a heart will.
Keep in touch with SK Thomas:
Website: http://www.skthomasauthor.com
Twitter: @skthomasauthor
Member of Goodreads, LinkedIn & Google+
Simply post a comment to start a conversation.
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