For people in the creative business like writers, the one part of it is sometimes coming up with something new to do. Another composition. Another blog article. Another story.
But, sometimes it’s to just keep going–keep writing that book, keep updating that blog. You spend more time working on one idea than inventing new ones. And sometimes comes the terrible plague:
Writer’s block.
Exactly what you DON’T need.
Writer’s block often festers in the absence of creativity and, I’ve noticed, in perfectionism.
What I mean is this: if you take extended periods of time off, not writing, not developing your creative skills, that’s called the absence of creativity. The longer you take off writing, (for whatever cause) the harder it is to get back in and pick up on those ideas that you left off with.
How do you fix this?
Write.
Then here’s where perfectionism comes in: If we aren’t completely, 100% inspired about whatever we’re writing, we don’t want to write at all. “It’s not good enough!” we think.
And that is fatal. The point isn’t to create something perfect, it’s to get back into the pattern of writing.
So here is my advice on combating writer’s block: write. Even if you’re uninspired. And remember….
thoughts of a wanderer 
[ Smiles ] Yes, forget about perfectionism and write.
I am not boasting, but I do not suffer from writer’s block.
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Amen! Sadly, I’m actually at this “low” rn, namely because my work eats up all my time, and I’ve little time for writing… But this weekend, that’s about to change!!
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YESS!! Even keeping a journal helps:)
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Thank you so much for this. I can completely relate to this, as many a time I’ve suffered writer’s block. Trying to overcome it can be hard. Thank you for reminder that we don’t have to be perfect when we write.
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No problem! Thank you for your kind words–that’s one thing that combats writer’s block!
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