Writer s Block A Creative Block - 1569 Words

Writer’s block is a term to describe a creative block when people are unsure and lost on how to go about with their writing. It is not as simple as the inability to continue writing a story or a painting, but it is about being unable to produce something, whether it be creative or not. This term is not isolated to writers specifically, this creative block applies to all those who practice the art — artists, composers, poet, choreographers. In this essay, I shall explain a few relatively common causes of writer’s block and give some advice on the techniques to overcome this obstacle. Moreover, I will be referring to several sources, my own experiences to the techniques I will examine and how I would usually deal with writer’s block. Not†¦show more content†¦I find that sometimes the most mundane trail of thought, the thoughts that just briefly cross my mind are the ones that surprise me the most with the amount of potential they have. More so, writing these streams of consciousness can be therapeutic as shown in our Week 11 class of Creativity, its have several benefits such as emotional clarity, management of stress and the ability to concentrate and focus. Dr. James Pennebaker proved this by conducting an experiment, known as â€Å"Writing to Heal†. Writing fan-fictions is another path writers may take if writers are unable to come up anything, using the â€Å"existing characters as â€Å"training wheels†.† Playing around with the plot of the story, changing (in)significant little details, inserting their own character into the story, which could in doubt either allow the story to follow the canon or take them down an alternative path. It is a lot easier to come up with a fan-fiction idea considering the number of times were we would find ourselves thinking it should have happened differently to the original. Especially when it comes to the death of a favorite character or the disagreement of character pairing — their relationships and love life. It’s giving them a chance to practice before they decide to venture off and write their own story. Another suggestion to finding ideas: take a stroll around the block and let the mind wonder, pay