There’s no such thing as sketcher’s block because you can just doodle, or dancer’s block because you just improvise. If you find yourself stuck, just find a different choice, a different entry point for what you want to write about. The problem for a lot of writers is that they have a single, tried-and-true entry point into their writing. And when that’s not working, they have no other way to get to a place where they feel like making work. When I’m in that space, I make up exercises for myself, though “exercises” isn’t really the right word especially with its connotations of doing some type of writing workout, which no one wants to do. What they really are is games. And there are an infinite number of entry points once you turn writing into a game.
Writer’s Block Is a Myth
Writer’s Block Is a Myth
Writer’s Block Is a Myth
There’s no such thing as sketcher’s block because you can just doodle, or dancer’s block because you just improvise. If you find yourself stuck, just find a different choice, a different entry point for what you want to write about. The problem for a lot of writers is that they have a single, tried-and-true entry point into their writing. And when that’s not working, they have no other way to get to a place where they feel like making work. When I’m in that space, I make up exercises for myself, though “exercises” isn’t really the right word especially with its connotations of doing some type of writing workout, which no one wants to do. What they really are is games. And there are an infinite number of entry points once you turn writing into a game.