You must have probably heard about those authors who lost their interest for quality writing and went after alcohol to wash down the crisis they’ve stumbled in. Yes, that is an option indeed but hardly the best way out! Vices are not getting along with crisis and that’s a fact. If you ever feel like you’re starting to lose sight of your own writing skills and native talent and don’t know where to turn for answers, don’t let yourself fooled by drugs and alcohol. Sure you can “mourn” the dead body of some unfinished poem of yours but make sure you don’t get to keen on that. Otherwise you’ll lose track of time and waste all of your energy on filling in the Loser’s Cup with Winner’s Champaign.
First, you owe it to yourself to stay tuned to reality, even if, sometimes, it is nothing but odious. As long as you remain calm and lucid you can hold on to the only hope you got left: that all this mess is going to be swept away and your book will finally get published.
The symptoms of writer’s block are similar to chronic depression. You lose your temper, you become anxious and frustrated about your own work, you don’t trust your instinct anymore…you simply choose to lay back in your bed and think of…nothing! You’re probably scared. That’s why you keep asking yourself what in the world went wrong since your last commitment to writing. As you can easily see, writer’s block waits for no one. It just comes along with your darkest thoughts and steals away your focus without leaving a note on the fridge.
There have been many well-known writers who suffered of this kind of “disease”. It can ruin someone’s dream and drop down any aspiration in a blink. Word-artists like Scot Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gilbert got through this on their own. There is no preparation time! By the time you keep asking “why?”, writer’s block hits the floor and smashes your finest future plans regarding your book. No one says those are easy times to get through! It is more like a thunderstorm coming from all the way down the hill and once it gets into your brains you’ll be feeling tired and hopeless. You’ll say “I cannot possibly make a successful carreer out of this! That’s just not for me! Let someone else handle this job and finish the book. I’m all done here!” Oh, no! That is the worst, despicable speech I’ve ever heard! You’re not allowed to feel bad, disappointed and doomed to failure. This is nothing but a toxic attitude! Writer’s block is not lethal; you better keep that in mind! It’s just a phase that is going to pass. Reconnecting with your soul and getting back in touch with your inner conscience – that’s what matters most if you’re willing to wrap up this sad chapter and start a new one for the real book!
No need to drink, smoke or do drugs. Vices are the worst enemy of an artist, as many ended up miserable and crawled to die somewhere around their living room, right next to their unfinished, abandoned books. So much for their happy-ending, if you ask me!
Peter L. Hall is the creator of Unlocking Writer's Block, the most effective writer's block cure existent on the market today. He also runs a blog where he posts articles about some of the most unconventional and effective solutions to writer's block at writersblocknomore.com.
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