Bonnie Grove
Writing is more than, well, writing. It's a complex of disciplines: reading, paying attention, rumination, study, sharpening observation skills, delving into the human condition, upending simplistic ideas.
Understood as a whole, there's isn't any such thing as writer's block. If I'm done writing for the day, then it's time to turn my attention to other aspects of the disciple of writing. Creativity is always happening, it doesn't have to look like one thing (writing).
Usually what we think of as writer's block is the writer unaccustomed to taking her writing seriously and fighting with her brain to take it seriously. Time and consistent effort overcomes this. Also, taking a break from text can help. A change of scenery, going for a walk, something that blows the cobwebs away. Just be certain to return to writing after the break.
Sometimes, simply writing about something different is enough to refresh the mind.
Understood as a whole, there's isn't any such thing as writer's block. If I'm done writing for the day, then it's time to turn my attention to other aspects of the disciple of writing. Creativity is always happening, it doesn't have to look like one thing (writing).
Usually what we think of as writer's block is the writer unaccustomed to taking her writing seriously and fighting with her brain to take it seriously. Time and consistent effort overcomes this. Also, taking a break from text can help. A change of scenery, going for a walk, something that blows the cobwebs away. Just be certain to return to writing after the break.
Sometimes, simply writing about something different is enough to refresh the mind.
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