Dealing With Writers' Block- Just Another Rant..

22nd April,2022.

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I have a lot of questions popping in my head right now, and I am kinda struggling to find just the right set of answers to them. I doubt that would be possible, and I've come to understand the logic of life.

Many a times it seems life has been designated to always be a rollercoaster, that is, it gives you it's good side, and you are like, yes thanks life, and all of a sudden, the coin flips and it shows you the other side.

You feel you have all you could ever hope for, what else do you need..?. Nothing right, then it suddenly strikes you, more like the explosion of an atomic bomb.

I was having a chit-chat with a friend of mine, who we recently met online on Facebook. He was probably a little bit older than I am, and although we finished secondary school virtually the same year, he was more desperate than I was, and instead of prioritising going to college and take the long cut, he decided to sought for greener pastures by taking the short cut.

A few of you that can relate knows that I stay in South West of Nigeria, pretty much in the same area as my friend, but as I was saying he decided to take his own path, and he relocated to the North, according to him, he met a few faces, and they introduced him to an "Illegal" business.

To cut the long story short, his gang was apprehended, he managed to be the only survivor, and escaped, and came back and started living in Lagos, where he met another set of guys, and started "Online Scamming", popularly called YAHOO here.

He has made it now, through it, and while speaking to me, he told me his conscience pricks him every day, cos of the swindling and he has now realised how bad it is.

Now my question to him was" Why Engage In it in the first place..?"

TODAY'S ARTICLE

I'm pretty sure you all would have noticed that I have been struggling to write here, and I guess it's a result of frustration caused by the visits of the Artificial Intelligence @TheRandomRewarder , and also writers block.

Here is what happened...

Two days ago, I was meant to share a valuable content and also engage different articles but I found out that I wasn't able to write. I tried recalling some experiences I've had in the past and other things but I was practically blank. I was so worried that I had to contact my accountability partner as usual and then he said something that struck me...

"It's a very normal thing to deal with writers' block as a writer. The fact that you are not able to write for a few days does not make you less of a writer. You feel writing comes from your head but most times, that's not how it works. You will only do yourself more harm than good if you keep on getting worried about writing. Inspiration to write, most times arises from experiences you have had or heard others have. Let it flow naturally without panicking. Meanwhile, the fact that you didn't write for few days does not stop your audience from being your audience. They are still your audience." (Paraphrased)

After he said those things, I felt peace within me. I wasn't pressured to stress my brain about writing anymore. I went on with my normal activities with the thoughts of; "The fact that I didn't write for a few days does not stop my audience from being my audience. I will put up a post, soon." And yes! I did put up a post.

How has that helped me? You might ask... Yes! It helped me to feel less pressured to write. I wouldn't want to be dealing with anxiety even while dealing with writers' block so I had to calm down.

Dear writers,

The best way to deal with writers' block is not to panic or fear. When you notice writers' block has come to visit you, calm down, welcome it with an open mind (it's not a sickness 😅). As soon as you are calm and there is no panic whatsoever in your heart, you can take to reading if you can and I assure you that ideas will flow naturally. Reading with the fear of "writers' block" in your heart will only make things complicated.

Finally, writers' block is not a disease. It's normal for you as a writer to experience one. Treat it nice when it comes.

How have you been able to overcome writers' block as a writer? Let me know in the comment section. I'd love to learn from you, too.

Thanks for reading, Stay Blessed, Michael loves y'all.

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