Sounds of Silence: When writer’s block strikes

https://www.thesmartset.com/sounds-of-silence/

by howsilly • 6 years ago

21 2 6 years ago

muse comes in waves. writers block is interesting because it indicates the author is desperately trying to produce content but lacks enough inner dialogue/creativity/ideas to say anything meaningful. the right way to combat it is to just wait. this is a problem that exists when you have an "industry" behind it or when writers are writing mostly for money or fame. Also a good example of why most books that have been written in the past 50 years will never survive the test of time, or why the top 100 new books section in a bookstore aren't worth the e-/paper they're written on.

jeffshek• 6 years ago

I'm not sure if I agree with this. This can easily lead to a trap of "waiting" and the time never comes.

Many well-known authors (Stephen King, etc) build routines for them to write.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254799.The_Creative_Habi... https://jamesclear.com/daily-routines-writers

Sounds of Silence: When writer’s block strikes

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