Donning the Mental Boxing Gloves: Tips on How To Beat Writers Block

[ikissedtheskyonce]

Writer's Block sucks, sometimes writers get it while they are not writing, some writers get it while they are writing, some get it while they have a ton of ideas to type, and sometimes it just happens when we are just about to type.

Tip #1

Go back and to the drawing board: If you have writer's block while you are pumped full of ideas or you were about to type something epic, most likely this is because there is something you wrote previously that you did not like. Going back to read over your work will help you refresh your mind.

Tip #2

Write about anything: Even if you have to write about writers block write it down! Even if it has nothing to do with the story/novel/poem you are writing it does not matter. Write about something unrelated or keep writting what you are working on.

Tip #3

Go out and go walking or do something completely unrelated to writting: Go walk your dog, clean your house, take a walk, call a friend. Anything you can do to keep those brain cells going!

Tip #4

Write down ideas that pop in your head no matter how crazy it is!: If you think of an idea write it down, it does not have to be on paper, it can be on a computer. It does not have to be a full sentence it can be two words.

Bonus Round! What does not work:

1. Feeling sorry for yourself

2. Sitting and waiting for your muse to pop up.

3. Stop writing because you think not writting anymore will change your attitude somehow.

[The_Maphio]

Sometimes it's just a matter of changing your approach to the part of the novel or whatever else you're writing. I had to change the whole incipit to a chapter to be able to keep going, as the way I wrote it the first time I slammed against a wall and couldn't go on.
Writers' block's a bish. I don't write in English, in case you were wondering how such a goofy English could translate in literature.

[oddwaffle]

Wait... so taking a bath, praying to supreme Google Gods and standing with one hand aren't on the list?

[ikissedtheskyonce]

I tried it it did not work lol

[BaileyisDarcy]

*Writing.
One T.

But otherwise bery well put, thankyou for posting this ^-^

[ikissedtheskyonce]

That sounds like a backhanded compliment and was unnecessary

[BaileyisDarcy]

Not backhanded at all. Just a small correction.

[BaileyisDarcy]

A backhanded compliment is something somebody says as a compliment but also contains an insult.

Letting someone know they spelled a word wrong is not in any way an insult.

[ikissedtheskyonce]

I could understand your post if I was spelling the word wrong the entire time but it was unnecessary. Actually your replies show that you are condescending.

[BaileyisDarcy]

How am I being condescending?

All I did was correct a word you misspelled for the majority of your take, thinking you would appreciate it. I love being corrected, then I can go back and change it or at least know better for next time.
Im sorry if I somehow offended you.

[ikissedtheskyonce]

Maybe you did not intend it as an insult but the way you worded it came across as a compliment that does contain an insult, along with your condescending replies

LOL thank you for proving my point :)

[ikissedtheskyonce]

I'm not offended I'm just calling it out for what it is

[BaileyisDarcy]

I just went back and counted, you only did it three times. I apologise, it just felt like a lot more while reading it and I tend to get stuck on errors like that.

[TheBraveLion]

Really liked this! It's helpful thank you.

[ikissedtheskyonce]

Thanks