In all my years of writing and podcasting I have learned that writers block is indeed a real thing. There are times that I have no idea what to write or talk about.
Being that this blog is done for entertainment and not for a job, I can just wait till it passes. I don’t have to worry about deadlines or paychecks.
Sometimes that makes it difficult to come up with topics to discuss with you all. Other times that makes it easy, just talk about what I want to.
Also, it makes it easier for me to avoid topics that I do not want to discuss like politics and the Yankees. Being your own boss without deadlines has its advantages.
However it is not all fun and games. I have referenced the story I have been writing on this site for years, and it took me far longer than it should have to complete the first draft.
With no one to check in on me or ask me about it, I sometimes went months or even more than a year without writing anything. Makes it difficult to keep a train of thought.
In trying to come up with my article for this week, my ideas were limited which is why it is about writers block. Sometimes you just have to be real with everyone.
I believe that deadlines are good things. They help the world go around. Also, some information needs to get out there in a timely manner.
I write about sports on my other site, and there are some stories that I just flat out miss. I don’t have the time to do the story justice.
In conclusion I thought I would drop some gems of wisdom from other authors on writers block. Enjoy.
“When you face writer’s block, just lower your standards and keep going.” — Sandra Tsing Loh
“You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block.” — John Rogers
“Writer’s block is only a failure of the ego.” — Norman Mailer
Ideas are strange and temperamental things. We all have them, and sometimes we need to write them down, even if we think that we are blocked.
