You have no idea, or maybe you do, how frustrating writers’ blocks are. I mean, it really shouldn’t be that difficult to grab an idea from your brain and transport it to your computer. I have ions and ions of little ideas zooming around in my head, but when it comes time to organize them in a legible format, I occupy myself with everything and anything BUT the writing of the story itself. I have started about 10 stories that I want to publish, but I can’t seem to finish a single one. The image below represents me quite well, except for the fact that I’m not as furry, or small, or that cute, and I don’t purr.
While I was home in Russia over the holidays, I kept on thinking to myself that I should write about this, that and the other. I wrote down ideas with every intention of bringing them to life. Instead, they are lying somewhere in my room forgotten and quite upset with me for neglecting them. Unfortunate, I know.
From the time I sat down to write yet another story, I have accomplished all of the following except finish my story: drank 4 cups of excellent English tea, ate way too much candy, cleaned my desk, looked at my photos, made an exceptionally fantastic “writing play-list” (defeated the purpose, I still haven’t typed a singly word), did laundry, picked out recognizable figures from the shadows in my room, and eventually gave up and went for a run.
This kind of activity has been going on for weeks. So now I am forced to write about not being able to write. Interesting paradox if I do say so myself. Well, on the bright side of things, writing about nothing is still writing.
As much as I love writing, I don’t think I could ever be a writer. It would be to stressful to know that your publisher, readers, bill collectors, whoever depend on you to finish your work. What if you have a writer’s block?! The stress of it all!
It would be interesting to interview several writers and find out what their remedies for writer’s block are. Hmm, I wonder…..
I know exactly how you feel. I’ve been wrestling with that myself. It seemed like the only time I had really great ideas was when I was driving and couldn’t write them down. By the time I got to where I could write them down, I couldn’t remember what they were or organize the thoughts enough to make anything out of them.
I solved the problem by purchasing a recorder. You can get one at Walmart for less than $50. Then record all your thoughts and come back to them later. You don’t lose anything that way. Then you can organize as you transcribe the thoughts. It seems to be working for me.
You just have to get used to the sound of your own voice. Hmmm… kind of like writing.