How Do You Get Over Writers’ Block When It Hits?

How do YOU get over Writer’s block when it strikes?
You know the feeling. You’ve been busy, have a deadline to meet, but there have been so many distractions, and now you’re well and truly stumped for something to write!

I don’t know how many times I’ve been confronted by this curse, and it’s one of the reasons that there have been a few stops and starts on this blog over the years.

It’s too easy just to give in, and go watch television (not recommended, unless it’s something uplifting or inspirational). Let’s face it, that rules out TV pretty much altogether.

You could go for a walk. Getting out in the fresh air is something that you should do anyway, especially if you spend a great deal of time indoors, slaving over a hot computer.

If you go for a walk, taking a camera can be an idea, because you have a chance to do something creative.

Or you could read a book. Maybe read some poetry or meditate on your favorite quotes. Or just sit and think!

Sometimes you can have too much stuff going on that you’re just tired, and a ten minute power nap can help!

Or you can do what I am doing right now – poking the thing in the eye with a stick, and saying blow you writers’ block, you cursed thing! I’m going to write anyway. Regardless of what you want me to do.

You see, I know that if I let things get me down, and stop me from writing, it makes it so much harder for me to get started again.

So I write anyway. I’ve done it a few times, and while the results may not be the best to start with, the more you do it, the easier it is.

It seems like ages ago that I had a word count on this page of zero, but as I got going, it got easier.

Here I am now with a word count of 334.

And I am starting to feel like writing!

Actually, one of the principles that I live by is to not let moods or feelings rule me.

If I do allow them free reign, I will get nothing done.

There is a saying that says that courage is doing what you have to, even though you’re scared.

And it works with anything.

It comes down to being in control of your feelings, and doing what you have to do, regardless of what else is happening. I can tell you that as I’ve come down the page, played with images, and written this post, I’ve started getting ideas and an urge to get writing.

Of course, if I’m not careful, I could go off topic.

So I will bring this to a close, happy in the knowledge that I am beating the Writers’ Block monster by doing what it doesn’t want me to do.

Try it. If you’ve done everything else you can think of, and it hasn’t worked, just write. Anything!