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i usually don’t struggle with writers block but as of late i’ve struggled to do my usual sure-fire fixes that work when i do have it. lately i look at my screen or paper and i wonder if i‘ve ever actually known words.
i think it’s because i’ve liked a lot of work i’ve been writing lately which is leading me to PERFECTION PROCRASTINATION where i’m too scared to make anything i perceive as bad. i’m hoping a little writing break will help me chill the heck out
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I go into writers block when I am expecting something from myself- I don’t know if that’s your experience as well, but if so: any word that comes to mind is enough, any word that comes to mind holds meaning. Write down a disjointed thought you have, and the next, and the next. Let go of self-filtration. Your mind is producing what it needs to.
Feb 11, 2025
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setting a timer for ~20 minutes and just writing without stopping until the timer goes off is *really* good - because at the end of it you have a draft you can revise, which i think is easier and feels a lot more like making progress than emotionally preparing to write something you might not like.
dan harmon has this quote that i think was really helpful to getting me to see the value of just getting the reps in (without all the self-loathing):
*“My best advice about writer’s block is: the reason you’re having a hard time writing is because of a conflict between the GOAL of writing well and the FEAR of writing badly. By default, our instinct is to conquer the fear, but our feelings are much, much, less within our control than the goals we set, and since it’s the conflict BETWEEN the two forces blocking you, if you simply change your goal from “writing well” to “writing badly,” you will be a veritable fucking fountain of material…Prove it. It will go faster. And then, after you write something incredibly shitty in about six hours, it’s no problem making it better in passes, because in addition to being absolutely untalented, you are also a mean, petty CRITIC. You know how you suck and you know how everything sucks and when you see something that sucks, you know exactly how to fix it.”*
Mar 22, 2024
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it's been like 3 months of no writing and i am so sick of this but also can't stop thinking about how i can't write. truly so close to forming a full thought that i can taste it.
May 26, 2024
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i don’t want to have a “thick skin” about everything, maybe we should all just be nicer to each other. when did we come up with the concept that being sensitive is bad? i’m sensitive and i like it. the world doesn’t have to hit me and i just get back up, maybe i will cry a little bit.
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