Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
– Gene Fowler, American Writer and Journalist
Not sure which is worse: Having no ideas or having so many you don’t know where to start. Or you have ideas, but they’re all really, really, really bad. Either way, that blank page gets a kick out of staring you down.
Mocking you.
Daring you to forge ahead with whatever creative butterfly is fluttering in your brain.
The key? Start writing. The words will flow if only you will open the spigot. That’s why this posts exists. I’m getting my groove back but the blank page was giving me the stank eye. And now, here we are.
Time yourself. Set a timer for 10, 20 or 30 minutes. When that time is up, keep writing for for 5 more minutes.
Tell your internal editor to zip it. Don’t worry about organization, spelling, punctuation, grammar or any other mechanics. Your internal editor should not have an opinion at this initial free flow stage – tell her (or him) to sleep in for a bit. That job comes later.
Use “JK.” This one’s a tip from an journalist I know. Instead of stopping your writing flow, type “JK” and keep going. That’s your cue that you want to revisit that point in your writing. When you’re at a good stopping point, search for “JK” and circle back.
Keep on typin’. Just keep pressing the keys on your keyboard or keep that pencil moving. Sometimes you’ll draft some of your most authentic work. And even if it’s authentic crap, you’ll still have gotten over that intimidating hurdle of simply staring at a blank screen.
Switch fonts. This sounds silly but sometimes changing the font in which you type shakes up the cobwebs in your thinker. Like a change of scenery, only without leaving the 10′ radius that gives easy access to your coffee maker.
Happy writing,
Ducky
Inspiration can also be helpful. Writing Routines has a solid list of other quotes about writer’s block in case you want to distract yourself while pretending to be busy. It’s called research.
Also check out this video for a fresh perspective on dealing with your internal editor. (Warning: includes awesome profanity.)
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