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i usually donāt struggle with writers block but as of late iāve 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 iāve ever actually known words.
i think itās because iāve liked a lot of work iāve been writing lately which is leading me to PERFECTION PROCRASTINATION where iām too scared to make anything i perceive as bad. iām hoping a little writing break will help me chill the heck out
Jan 29, 2025
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šŖI go into writers block when I am expecting something from myself- I donāt know if thatās 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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šsetting 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):
*āMy best advice about writerās block is: the reason youāre 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 itās the conflict BETWEEN the two forces blocking you, if you simply change your goal from āwriting wellā to āwriting badly,ā you will be a veritable fucking fountain of materialā¦Prove it. It will go faster. And then, after you write something incredibly shitty in about six hours, itās 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.ā*
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):
*āMy best advice about writerās block is: the reason youāre 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 itās the conflict BETWEEN the two forces blocking you, if you simply change your goal from āwriting wellā to āwriting badly,ā you will be a veritable fucking fountain of materialā¦Prove it. It will go faster. And then, after you write something incredibly shitty in about six hours, itās 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.ā*
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š»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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