Do you ever have one of those bad writing days when, no matter how hard you try, the words just won't flow from your brain to your fingertips? I'm having one of them today, right now, this very minute. I've been struggling all morning to write marketing copy, but I can't. It's frustrating. My writing brain is just not aligned with my writing agenda today.
How do you handle writing block times? Do you walk away from your keyboard, go do something totally different, maybe something that has absolutely nothing to do with writing or even using your brain? Perhaps you throw a load of laundry in the washer, go for a quick five-minute walk, or read a fun book?
The technique I'm trying is writing on a subject other than the one my brain is refusing to address. I'm writing this blog. If, when I'm finished here, I still have writer's block on this project, then I'll unpack one of the many boxes in our house (we recently moved), and try again.
That's the key to writer's block--persistence in spite of the roadblock in your writing way. Keep at it; don't stop writing. Believe me, I know the danger of stopping. Once, several years ago, I had writer's block and I walked away from my writing. I simply gave up. It took seven years before I was able to sit down and write again. Seven years!
So, a few minutes or even hours of frustration pushing through writer's block is worth your effort. After all, you don't want it to turn into a seven-year delay, do you?
Keep on writing!
Coach Sue
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