writers block

[Sophius]

I have had writers block since the beggining of november, and I honestly must say it is quite upsetting. I am unable to derive any inspiration and the quality of my writing is seriously diminished. Previously, this only extended into the fiction that I tried to write, but today it caused me to fail a final at school( it was an essay). This gravely concerns me, as this will seriously hurt my grade in school, meaning that I need to resolve this as soon as possible. Does anyone know of any techiques for dispersing writers block?

[Kilgore-trout]

I find a lot of the time when i get writer's block it's because I'm trying too hard. I just try to take a break, and approach my next attempts with a very mellow care-free attitude. A lot of the times the best writting comes out when you don't try.
Also reading great author's gets me hyped to write my own story.

[Clayburn]

For me, I get obsessed with needing it to be right, and knowing it isn't. Like I think to myself, "This concept isn't good. I need a better idea." As a result, I put off writing until I have some good brainstorming.

I think the solution to that scenario is to just go ahead and write with the subpar idea, and you can always make edits later on. In fact, I find that if I read something I've written, I usually come up with good ideas for improvements while reading it.

[Andrez]

I find a lot of the time when i get writer's block it's because I'm trying too hard. I just try to take a break, and approach my next attempts with a very mellow care-free attitude. A lot of the times the best writting comes out when you don't try.
Also reading great author's gets me hyped to write my own story.

Yep, this is good advice. Alternatively, go watch some classic cinema.
But just don't worry about it - the more you fret, the worse the block gets.

[Dodge]

Take a break and do something else. Maybe get a new hobby and focus on that for a few weeks. Ideas may come to you then. Also getting involved in social circles helps generate new ideas.

[Kilgore-trout]

experiences, experiences, experiences.

[Andrez]

Yep!

[MyEbookVault]

Ive had writer's block for about a year now and this book Ive been working on has been off and on for the last 7-8 years! lol its just life gets to you sometimes

[Optiplex]

most powerfull

[Theresammoore]

I've slowed down to a crawl. Last month I put out a whole chapter, after re-editing for the fourth time. But it's hard when you are promoting 11 other books. Strange that I do my best writing at 3 o'clock in the AM when everyone else is asleep and the house is quiet. I have been trying to finish my latest book since April. Last year.

[Vogin]

The best way to counter this is to say to yourself "I prohibit myself from writing anything for a month!"

You'll see that you won't even probably last the whole month, as inspiration will start flowing in like a wild river from the cold mountains.

[Teesie]

I used to write constantly. Every day almost I would write something whether it be a poem, a paragaph, several pages, or just a haiku. Then one day I just went blank. I couldn't write so much as a sentence. It was very frustrating! I didn't write for so long I all but forgot about it altogether. Nevertheless, I always carried a pen and notebook with me everywhere, just in case.

Then one day, five years later, sitting on the beach, all of a sudden it came rushing back, like a giant wave I didn't see coming. One line after another flooding my brain. When I was finally done writing, I had a four part poem sitting in front of me. I read it back to myself not beleiving I had wrote those words. And then I prayed! Long and hard, thanking God that I had remembered my passion.

While I'm not as readily inspired as I once was, I am glad that I have once again found the beuty and release of writing.