C.W. Grody
Ah, writer's block. It might sound like I'm dodging the question, but I don't really believe in writer's block. The mind is always creating and reorganzing your work, even when you feel like you couldn't dig a word out of it with a pickaxe. Where writers get in trouble is by labeling it as writer's block and then accepting that it's in the way. We believe the stories that we tell ourselves, and then we act in ways that validate that story. Suddenly, the words won't come, and we're stymied.
If you feel blocked, try looking at it from a different frame. Look at it as time for your brain to continue developing an idea, which can only be good for your writing. Do somethng else to distract you from writing for awhile; Agatha Christie used to wash dishes while her mind worked out a problem. Take a walk, read a book, have a conversation with someone, work on a different project -- pretty much do anything but sit there staring at the screen shaming yourself for having "writer's block."
If you feel blocked, try looking at it from a different frame. Look at it as time for your brain to continue developing an idea, which can only be good for your writing. Do somethng else to distract you from writing for awhile; Agatha Christie used to wash dishes while her mind worked out a problem. Take a walk, read a book, have a conversation with someone, work on a different project -- pretty much do anything but sit there staring at the screen shaming yourself for having "writer's block."
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