It's just about the least fun part of the writer and one of the major obstacles that many enterprises face content marketing.
You never seem enough ideas.
Or do you have a bunch of ideas, but you don't really get around them.
Or you start with a dozen different projects and manage to finish half a page on each of them.
It's maddening, it's got to stop.
And then, some writer rolls his eyes at you and says something banal as. ..
Well, duh.
I'm not a plumber, but I'd imagine that unblocking a washbasin is pretty much like doing housework – she can't be fun, but it's not exactly full of creative uncertainty.
Writing is different.
When you write down the ideas out of your head, impose order and translate them into dark spots on the screen.
And you hope these dark spots will mean something. They will teach or entertain or persuade. they will affect the lives of people you never met.
Writing takes focus. Dedication. Energy.
And, sometimes, you'll get stuck.
Not a writer in the world feels inspired, every time they sit down to put words on a page.
Of course you'll have moments when words flew out of your hands, almost without conscious thought. But more often than not, this is a bit slower.
You chew on the end of the pen. You check Twitter. You deleted two sentences. Twitter test again. And then you find your step and get a draft written.
This is a pretty normal day.
But a few days more. You are trying to get started. You try. But you can not suppress speech. You almost feel sick at the idea.
Why?
There are three types of blocks are facing in these difficult days.
Family trauma. Financial struggles. Children's issues. All kinds of writing can tank performance and get in the way of your work.
Sometimes you can fight through. Sometimes it helps to lose yourself in words.
Sometimes you can't.
This one is simple. This is actually a good rest from writing. In fact it is often good. To solve real problems that hinder you and return to your work with a clear head and a fresh eye.
Aquarius. Perfectionism. Fear of trolls. Your cares to fill your head and stop words from the exit.
If you're frightened "getting wrong", it is almost impossible to write.
There is no quick fix for this, but there are ways to make easier:
A log entry that only you will see is work through your struggle at paperWrite something deliberately badWrite every day, but remember, you don't have to publish every day ... give each piece of writing rule 24 and see if it holds upRemember that all of the first projects are crapThis is where the writer's block becomes more difficult.
Sometimes the problem is not you. This is what you write.
You have six chapters in the novel, and your protagonist of irritating the hell out of you ... you have a blog for a year, and you realize that if you write another post on the topic, you'll be screaming. your sales page just does not seem to come together — but many times you rework it.Whatever problems you want fixed.
You want to go, but you're stuck.
So, what do you do what you think will help. You sit down, carefully, and you write. You drive a few words. You tell yourself the cliche about the plumber's block again.
It doesn't help.
What you need to do is to make a big step back from your work.
If your text is on the right track, there is no productivity tip or trick that will help you.
The only way out is to get really honest with yourself.
Your new needs a new one? Or a new station? Maybe he should be a short story or script or video game.
You're still interested in the topic you are blogging about? You still feel driven to serve the readers you have? You're still learning and growing in your theme?
It might be possible to revive this spark and fall in love with your blog all over again. Or it may be time to change gears. You don't have to retire at the blog, but it may be time to write a partner who has the energy, you're missing.
Promoting a product that you really believe in your sales page? Is there something in the product or service that makes you hesitate when you promote it? Do you know who your buyers? You solve the problem that they care about? You solve problems you care about?
It's hard to get this kind of perspective on your own. When I'm stuck, I'll ask around in the third tribe or on Twitter.
Of course, it's scary to share something that you know is not entirely true. It's hard to be ruthless with yourself and face the awkward stuff.
But it's the fastest way to break through the block and get moving again.