Writer’s block is the most common thing to come across when writing, and it’s one of the most horrible feelings to have; When you want to write, but nothing comes to your brain. It’s like a hero but with no weapon. How is he supposed to fight a villain? It’s the same with writers. If we have no inspiration, how are we supposed to write? Well, I have a few ways on how to tackle it. First, the easiest and simple way is to go outside and take a walk; our world is full of different scenes and stories waiting for us, writers, to get the words down on paper. Go to a park and describe what’s around you, the trees, the grass and the flowers. These are all great starting points. If that’s not working, then try and observe people passing by and create an adventure for them, where they’ve been or where they’re going. If that doesn’t help, another method to fight writer’s block is to write from your memory. Anything you can think of from yesterday to when you were ten years old. Just write a memory you remember to get those gears flowing once more. Even if you can’t remember some bits, then fill in the gaps using your creative mind; you could even change it to a different genre. Add a dragon or add a new romantic interest. No one will know that was even your memory, to begin with. If it doesn’t help with inspiration that at least you’ve still written something, and that’s a step to winning against writer’s block.

I always found the term writer’s block a funny phrase. As if a writer is walking in a path, or even several paths of writing and then a giant block will suddenly fall from the sky onto the road and you don’t even notice it till you banged your head into it. I think that sometimes I don’t even reach far onto the path, the huge block is just standing there blocking the entrance to the road. I don’t know what’s more frustrating, do you?

Until today, I didn’t even realise what it is that I do to get through that block. Unfortunately, I can’t literally get a hammer and smash it! For me to get into writing, it’s actually helping to start backwards and search. For example, for this little entry I started by searching ‘what is the origin of the term writer’s block?’ I read or watch something and it helps me to get my own start and my own idea about the topic or what I wish to create. The other thing I do to get through a block is by talking to others and sharing my ideas or just what I need to write about. Where I am now and break down my thoughts. Sometimes they might give me an idea, and sometimes just the fact that I put my ideas out of my head, helps a lot! Breaking down a huge block is a lot easier if you are more than one person.