What is creative block?
It is when writer becomes mentally stagnant (temporarily) from writing, not knowing what to do or what to write ✍️.
If i say i have never had creative block, i would be telling a very huge lie 🤥. There are times where my mind went blank when writing, whether assignments, story or just general writing, i get stuck not knowing what to write ✍️ or how to place my words.
Let me give an example of one of the times i had creative block:
There was a time during my ND (National Diploma),we where asked to write a news story about resumption of school and what students expect from the new section and that we should conduct interviews. I did my interviews, took some notes and recorded, but when the time came to put my pen 🖋️ into work, i got stuck, like in my head i could see white, nothing was going on in my head, i had no idea 💡 what i wanted to write ✍️.
Another example was when i wanted to critique a story which was also an assignment given to me by my lecturer, it was like when you had what to say at the tip of your tongue but nothing is coming out, that's the feeling i got. It was like i knew what i was supposed to do but was unable to do it (like my head just "knock").
Like there are several times i had this creative block but each time, my remedy was to relax my mind, listen 🎧👂 to good music 🎶 (am a fan of blues) and just walk around and enjoy the scenery and if it persist, i simply just go online to find inspiration.
I sometimes read other people's work or just go online to research about what i want to write ✍️, even when reading other people's work, i don't read it deep, so that i won't end up writing with another person's words, i simply just glance through to get ideas 💡 or motivation.
(Creative block is a normal thing for anyone, but don't let the block persist for long) that's my philosophy. When facing creative block, don't panic, just relax your mind and go with the flow, just vibe with nature and your surroundings, if you are the music type, go listen 🎧 to some music and if you are the movie type, go watch some movies all the while keeping a calm mind and not forgetting what you are supposed to be doing, all the while still finding ideas 💡 as you are trying to overcome the block.
Just relax 😎, drink 🍷 some juice 🧃 and eat some popcorn 🍿 and enjoy nature, ideas will flow back in.
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