Writer's block. Reasons and Solutions.

in #writing7 years ago (edited)

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As a writer or blogger, one of the most important thing we need to consider is the condition of our mind. Are we inspired to write today? Or we just want to be lazy and do nothing but sleep?

To be honest with you guys, writing is not easy because you are not just using your hands, You also using your mind and there are times that your mind won't make you think of anything but rest and sleep. It is hard to make a good content if you are not inspired to write.

Are there reasons why we couldn't even make a first paragraph? The answer is Yes!

Here are some of the reasons why:

  1. Social Media

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Tinder etc etc. This is one of my problem too. It's true that these apps can consume our time because we are spending too much posting things, commenting on a post, and sharing content or whatever it is but do we realize that what we are actually doing is just a waste of time and effort? Well, I'm telling you now. It's just a waste of time because you are not earning from it.

  1. Lack of Energy.

There are times that you feel so lazy and you just want to rest and sleep. You don't even want to go out because you feel so exhausted eventhough you just woke up. Yes, It's happening to us sometimes but what should we do to avoid these things?

3.Priorities and Responsibilities.

Not all writers are single, some of us are married and have their own family. Some has children as well. These things can be considered as responsility because you also need to spend your time for your family.

Some has work. They need to work 9 hours a day and spend a little time in writing. Some are still studying and they need to spend their time reviewing what they have learned from school.

It is really hard to write if you have lots of responsibilities and priorities but the point is, how will you manage your time?

  1. Business

Some writers have business and need focus. Yes, personally, I do have my own business to focus on. It's very time consuming that I don't even get a chance to write for five straight days. We all have 24 hours a day and we need at least 7 to 8 hours sleep a day but when you have business it's impossible to focus on writing.

  1. Grammar Problem.

Me, personally. That is my weakness when I started writing. It is very important that you know the proper way of using grammars because there are rules in English that is hard to understand sometimes and if you don't know the rules in English langauge, You will end up stressing yourself because you don't even know if your sentence is right or wrong.

How we can make a solutions with this problems?

Here's my simple solution.

  1. Uninstall those apps that is not really important and is just consuming your time. Just focus on the important things like reading a motivational, educational, and inspirational content or blog.

  2. After work, study, or business matters, sleep early and get at least 8 hours sleep. Wake up early and refresh your mind. Do you know that the best time to write is 5am? Yes it is!

  3. For those who have responsibilities at home. Try to make all things organize first before you start writing because it will help you focus on writing.

  4. Eat healthy meals like fruits and vegetables. Water is badly needed. 1.5 liters is required. I am suggesting these because it will help you think right.

  5. Think of something or someone that will inspire you to write, get a scratch paper and start to write.

  6. If your problem is grammar and you want to learn it, the best teacher is Youtube and Google if you can't afford to pay English classes. Just search "Subject Verb Agreement". Watch it everyday anf it will help you grow your knowledge.

One more thing, because grammar is my problem too. I decided to enroll at Niners Review Center to improve my writing and speaking skills. I highly recommend Niners Review Center because of their standard of teaching. You will learn a lot from them. You can google their website and page.

I hope this post will help you a little. Follow me for more blogs like this.

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I definitely agree with you on that friend. Fingers crossed! glad to see you here friend. followed you.

Spot on! When I write, I prefer the tranquility of the early morning, before the sun rises and before anyone else gets up or the quiet of the house late at night. Working enviroment also helps a lot where it's empty of any and all distractions.

That is so true.

I was actually looking for you because you have been in my list to visit. Thanks for dropping by on my post.

Hi @jennyrosevelasco thanks for the tips tho Its harder when you have a patient at home.

It's true. Welcome!!!

This is information, nice ideas. :)

Thanks. This is base on my experience hehe

Writing is very hard because most of the time we write freely on our blogs without properly thinking about our topic. We open our computer and we start to write something. Manage to write a few lines and then we got stock up. Now we are having a difficulty to continue our writing.

Based on my readings, the best way and easiest way to write is to start with an outline. We must write the topic that we need and then we create an outline. After creating an outline we can then do some research or simple reading just to get some good ideas to add in our writing. If we've done that it is easier to start and finish your writing since you already know what is your sub topics are. It is more unlikely to experience writer's block. And you can then finish your writing quickier than ever before.

The number 1 reason why I am here in Steemit is because I want to improve my writing skills and grammar. But are you aware of grammarly? Grammarly is the best way to help you recognize your mistakes and she can suggest some words or punctuations for you. It has a free version. But if you do writing for a living and you already have enough income, you can invest in upgrading your account to premium for more critical corrections.

You talk about social medias. I agree with you that it is a time waster. However, uninstalling facebook and youtube is impossible for me. Why? Because I have a facebook page to manage. I have groups. Group support for my work, my blog, and my vlog is on facebook. Same goes with youtube. I have a youtube channel and soon. Uninstalling those apps, I think it is a big disadvantages. For me, it will only become a time waster if you use only your time scrolling on your newsfeed and watching nonsense video. Did you know that you can personalize your newsfeed for topics and groups you wanted to see? I seldom see my friend's post in my newsfeed. All I see most of the time are the posts from the groups I am interested in. Like peso sense, on the money, bbc learning english, healthy foods and workout exercises. Same goes with youtube. My point is, instead of uninstalling, why not discipline ourselves and use both platforms in our own advantages. Personalize newsfeed, join fb groups that can help you grow. Like pages that can give value to you. Start watching TEDTalks on youtube instead of nonsense videos. Watch learning/speaking like a native if you want to enhance your English skills.

Thankyou so much for sharing your ideas to us. It is helpful. I just want to share some of my thoughts as well in relation to your blog post. Keep on writing. Your topic is very interesting . Thanks again. 😉

Yay! Thanks for your comment. It is also informative. Yeah, I know about grammarly but I prefer learning things on my own. But I am using that sometimes. Thanks also for sharing your ideas. It's helpful.

Writer's block if you think it that way, it will happen to you. Why not BLOCK the Writer's block, see the difference.

Yeah, and to do that. We need inspiration.

Thanks for this tip I will take note on that.

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