It lingers, and waits to capture you; it follows you around every corner, watches you go about your daily life, and it almost never fails to defeat its’ prey. And that prey is us – us writers.
Some say it takes on your worst fears and becomes them, others claim that it is just a black mass that drifts and watches you, others just say that it cannot be seen – it can only be felt in the atomosphere, that it is a strong feeling of dread, uncertainity, and pure terror for the unknown.
You see, Writers Block is a monster that will always exist, despite how many times you try and fight it – you can run, you can hide, you can read other people’s writing in hopes of finding inspiration for your next piece, but it will always win.
Writers Block is an unsettling demon that has been keeping me awake at night over the past few months; it caught me at probably the best time, when I was fully focused on my college work, studying everynight and never finding any time for myself – thus, never finding time to write. Writing is my outlet. It is a way I can really express who I am, what my views are, and how I feel, without being completly judged for it. And I have lacked the time, effort, and words to do so. Perhaps equating in all this stress and anxiety that I am bottling up right now.
Anyway, how do you overcome writers block? Who knows. Some may just search for inspiration and force themselves to write, others may just write whatever comes to mind – even if it seems completely boring, it’ll interest someone – and others may just become fully engulfed by this demon and let it consume them until it has finished feeding on their mind, soul, and words. Nevertheless, it’ll leave eventually, when it feels ready to, of course…
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