Blocked

At this point I think it’s pretty obvious that I haven’t been keeping up too well with my new year’s resolution to write more. I’ve fallen off the wagon pretty hard! Hence the reason why at the top of the year I seldom resolve to do anything for the rest of the year. That’s just unnecessary pressure birthed by an artificial and very temporary state of mind, and no one (I especially) needs that sort of wackness looming overhead, but I digress. Truth is, I’m experiencing a bit of writer’s block anxiety. Which means that when I’m not killing posts for fun, I’m either sending them down to the developmental league (read: the draft folder), or off in the background trying to find my voice (or doubting the one that I possess) before I step to the stage (read: the WordPress control panel). In fact, I wasn’t going to write all of this here but, I desperately needed to clear out the mental backlog and make sure the “publish” button still works around here. Besides, it’s essential to write even when you don’t feel like writing. At the end of the day, I just want to be certain that my voice, my thoughts and my views are all genuine, and that I’m posting from a place of passion and conviction and not just for the hell of it. In the meantime: writer’s block anxiety…how do you personally deal?

 
 
  • brran1
    In the 13 months I've been blogging, I've learned that you can't rush inspiration. It comes when it comes and it passes when it passes.

    As far as writing anxiety goes, sometimes you have to just get out and forget about writing for awhile. And then, the urge to write will hit.

    Also, don't you think that this post is actually beneficial to you in that, it's got you back to writing again?
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