Writers' Block, Any Advice Options

[Zalphon]

Any advice on how to beat Writers' Block?

[Destri Melarg]

I know how you feel, Z. I have just come through a month long period of writer’s block myself. I wish I had some concrete advice to give you, but I always subscribe to Mark Twain’s solution:

“When the well runs dry, all you have to do is leave it alone and it will fill back up again.”

I find that when we try to chase down the muse we just end up blocked . . . and tired! Of course such pursuits are a good way to lose those annoying pounds that accumulate when we sit at the computer pounding Cheetos and Mountain Dew for long stretches of time, so the time need not be wasted.

For those who do what we do, control is as fundamental as breathing. It is ironic then that our best work comes when we allow ourselves to lose control. Don’t try to coax your story (or your mod) into being what you want it to be. Allow it to reveal itself to you as it becomes what it wants to be. I guarantee that it will surprise and inspire you, which is exactly what helps remove a block.

Good luck with it.