What do you write when you can’t write?

The biggest curse for a writer is…

WRITER’S BLOCK!

It is the bane of my existence, hence why I haven’t posted in a while. I just haven’t been able to think. So, just to prove to myself that I can write, I’m writing on the block.

Imagine staring at the clock, just waiting for lunch or the end of the day and not being able to focus on anything, but that clock. It’s torturous isn’t it? That is kind of what this is like. Except, I have a little cursor on a blank white page just going blink, blink, blink, blink, blink, blink...

It’s laughing at me, taunting me, teasing me “just put a word on the paper already” it’s saying. Sometimes that’s just what you have to do. Sometimes I end up writing pure gibberish just to get my fingers flowing on the keyboard. Other times, I listen to music and type out the lyrics just to get some black ink on the white page and tell the cursor to back off.

For instance, today, while trying to write a flash fiction piece for you all, (which is something I will be doing, so excited!) I listened to my new song obsession: Halsey’s The Tradition.

So take what you want, take what you can Take what you please, don't give a damn Ask for forgiveness, never permission.

If you haven’t heard her new album, it is a must listen to. It is one of those rare albums that you can literally listen to from start to finish WITHOUT skipping a song. That almost never happens. I don’t know why The Tradition sticks with me so much. It just so happens to be the first song on the album and it caught my attention. Maybe it’s the beat, but really, the lyrics are also powerful. It’s like a fantasy story in the form of a lyrical poem. If you have been listening to any Hits radio station, you have probably heard her single from the album, I’m not a woman, I’m a god. The song is amazing as well, and talks about feeling like an imposter, but being powerful enough to break the spell.

Imposter syndrome is another thing that I know a lot of new writers, like myself, deal with. Basically, it’s feeling like your writing is never going to be good enough. This especially happens after you read one of your favorite author’s new books and it’s like, damn, that is really good. Then, the insecurity hits that you will never be good enough to write like that. Okay, so apparently, it’s confession time. I feel like this every once and a while, but then I have to remember that I am just starting out and finding my niche. It’s all about writing, rewriting, and writing some more. And also reading, reading, reading!

And now I’m rambling. So I will sign off there. Stay tuned for my flash fiction, it will come to me soon! I’m going to introduce you to my fantasy style of writing.

XOXO

Rhiannon