6 Ways to Get Rid of Writer’s Block

If you ever experience the frustrating mindset that is writer’s block, you know how tough it is to get your fingers typing again. Here are a few of my favorite ways to break through the wall, and finish the paper.

1. Start from the middle. Sometimes, not being able to create the perfect first sentence is limiting you from writing the entire piece. Just write any sentences that come to your mind, and worry about constructing a logical order later.
2. Freewrite. Add the joy back into writing by looking at some fun prompts and writing for a few minutes on them. McSweeney’s has some absolutely ridiculous prompts that always make me feel something. Is it confusion? Is it concern for whomever thought of these prompts? Maybe. But they do get me to write. (https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thirteen-writing-prompts)
3. Go on a walk/run/sprint. Get your blood moving. Focus on other things. Let your mind wander as you do. Then bring it back to the blank word document in front of you.
4. Get some coffee. Or tea. Or boba. Whatever floats your boat. This serves as a nice break to shake you out of your funk and also a pick me up
5. Talk to your friends. Talk to them about what you’re writing so you can organize your ideas. Or, talk to them about The Bachelor. Talk to them about your pet cat. Talk to them about whatever you can to get your mind off of what you’re trying to write.
6. Change up your environment. If you’ve been staring at a laptop in the library for hours, switch to a pen and paper in a hammock, or a quill and ink in a grassy field. Sometimes that’s all you need for the juices to start flowing.

Written by Emma E.