Faced this one myself for various reasons. :rolleyes:
Here's a few things that helped break the spell. Now, I'm not going to say that they produced works of brilliance or stuff I was ecstatic over. However, the wheels started turning. If it's in your blood, communication is a human thang, then there is the joy in creating. (corny,eh)
Here's a page dedicated to this monster:
http://www.writersblock.com/
Four parts to fighting writer's block.
http://www.writing-world.com/basics/...html#rejection
Plus other stuff that might interest.
1.Reading and freewriting a. for this I like to read fav. sites or browse through art, etcetera. ie; beliefnet.com; crystalinks.com; books; random
searches on subjects that intrigue. b. History is a good springboard for kicking the muse awake. Usually my thinking is random enough to have inexhaustable questions and reasons to search for information. c. journaling/freewriting is not the same thing, but basically random notes on whatever. Good for inspiration later if the lightening strikes. Notepad.exe and the recycle bin is easy to discard the crap. Before that, I have way too many notebooks full of junk. Always great to see that is where you have been and gone from though.
2.Workshops, forums, poetry sites a. depends on your tastes b. chatting with other writers & a focus on a topic helps c. editorials, current events....
Honestly though, it's hard for me to write if I'm not in a good place. Editing and censoring myself before I write creates the harshest critic of all. If I've learned anything the past decade it's that life is too short not to ________. (fill in the blank) 'cause it's different for us all
Any other ideas? :roll:
