UNM: This post has been understandably delayed. I have had writer's block on and off for the last few years. Why on and off? Well, I have started using my phone's voice recognition to dictate notes or stories that I can speak but I can't write. This has helped me write school papers and lyrics and more. Also, I just start writing as I do now. Since the dawn of computers, nothing you write is permanent unless you want it to be. You can always go back and change things so just start writing. It can't hurt. I also keep changing the kind of writing that I'm doing. It helps tremendously. I write lyrics, then I go and write an article, then I go and write a status update. Different writing wakes up different parts of your brain.
MORE: Writer's block is a terrible name. It's not actually a block of thoughts. It's just not knowing how to sort your thoughts out. If you change the way you think about writer's "block", you can get past it easier. Look at it as a speed bump and not a stop sign. Even if you can't think of anything to write, just start writing. Right now, open up a Word document or the notes on your phone or tablet and start typing.
Get something down on paper? Good. Didn't get anything down on paper? Good. Keep trying! As the Mythbusters say, "Failure is always an option." This means that you are going to fail. It is just part of life, but failure doesn't mean you should give up. Our society is too strung up on failing meaning that you are a failure. Failure actually means that you are trying hard enough to be able to fail. You can't fail without putting effort in, so the fact that you're failing means that you're putting effort in.
Keep going. Keep trying. Don't get discouraged. Get discouraged. Then keep going. Write about what you love. Write about what you hate. Don't limit yourself to one subject. Jump around to different subjects. Write about what you're passionate about. I'm passionate about news and that's how this blog came about.
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