[Blog] Writer’s Block: Oh no! I’m stuck! (How do we get unstuck?)
OK, the best way to beat writer’s block is to force ourselves to work every day, and ignore feeling bad when we create mediocre stuff for awhile; the great stuff will arrive.
However, the same ways we got initially inspired when we began learning our craft helps us get unstuck when we are masters.
If you haven’t written a song in weeks, months, years–go learn some songs! (The Beatles or Brian Wilson’s tunes always work for me.) Or as a guitarist, retune your guitar into an opening tuning and explore for hours. Feeling adventurous? try picking up a new instrument or medium you haven’t played or used before today! Walk through a museum; pick up a book; attend a play; take a cooking class. Or simply, go get coffee with other creators who inspire you.
The artistic process is a phoenix. When it burns out, it will regenerate itself, if we surround ourselves with art, and work.
Artwork for “Burning Bright” by Caitlin Kronk
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