Tag: writer’s block

What do you do when you have writer’s block?

September 6, 2015 / edohertyauthor

Stuck sick in bed the weekend before school starts is NOT where I want to be.

I’m feeling lethargic (and not just because of this nasty cold). I have some intense writer’s block right now. I’m chipping away edits on my first novel (editing is such an arduous process, and I really hate it), but nothing new is happening. I have seedlings of ideas, but none that make me sit at the computer and WANT to write. I’ve tried, but I don’t like what comes out.

So I guess this isn’t a blog so much as a request for advice. What do you do when you have writer’s block? How do you get your inspiration?

Writer’s Block

August 20, 2015 / edohertyauthor

There have probably been thousands or millions of blogs written about writer’s block. I hate being one of those people who adds to it, but I can’t help it. I’m so frustrated. I spend weeks planning a new story, and I start writing… And it all falls apart. This is the second time it has happened in the past few months.

I know I shouldn’t push it. I don’t want to push it. When I write, I want it to be something I’m proud of. But I have so many ideas in my head that I want to get out on paper. And I want to publish books. Plural. But how can I do it when I’m stuck?

Lately, I haven’t been able to find any time to write. And when I do think about it, my brain gets overwhelmed and crazy about all of the other things that I need to do in my life. I can’t even bring myself to finish editing the novel I actually have done.

How am I going to be a writer if I can’t get anything out onto paper? It’s just so completely frustrating. What do I do?

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