To say I have a serious case of writer's block is an understatement. If there were doctors who cured the ails of writers (lack of sleep, lack of a steady job, lack of income, etc., etc., etc.), I would have to see them all...and then drive eight hours to see a specialist for a second opinion and that magic drug none of the local docs have on hand.
To say this case of writer's block is frustrating is also an understatement. I have resorted to poorly written humor on a public blog just to make something come out, even if I must squeeze the words--
drip, drip--
coax the words--
purlop, purlop--
wheeze the words--
shew, whoo--
out of my brain and onto the page.
I don't know what, exactly, has caused my ailment, but I do know I'll do about anything to make it better. Bring on the chicken soup, clear fluids, rambling posts, blankets, Kleenex, and bad metaphors.
I will write again. And, by golly, it will be good.
(Cue inspirational music.)
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I wrote a song about writers' block back in June, and then wrote a blog post about it: http://swanson4ukraine.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/on-calling/. The post also has a link to a rough-quality recording of the song I recorded on my cell phone.
Keep writing your way through writers' block--live your life, watch with wonder, and write.
Wow! Thank you for such uplifting words, Joel! As a writer, I sometimes question the worth of what I do. It seems so transitory; but then again, life is transitory, and who's to say we don't need something that ebbs and flows with us, right? Thanks, again!
P.S. I liked the song you wrote. It was quite catchy.
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