Writer’s Block: How I Won The Battle After 5 Years.

In this article, I am going to show you how I won the battle after 5 years. If you are always stuck looking at the blank page, you are not alone. We have all been there. But the good news is that you can come off victorious.

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Before I go on, let me ask you this question: Have you ever felt like you had something important to say, but you just couldn’t find the words?

Or maybe you’ve been staring at a blank page for hours, unsure of where to start. If so, then you’ve probably experienced writer’s block at some point in your life in your writing career.

Writer’s block is a very real phenomenon that can strike at any time, regardless of experience or skill level. But the good news is that there are things you can do to avoid it.

In this article, I’ll focus on 10 tips to help you avoid writer’s block and keep the words flowing.

5 Tips to Help You Avoid Creative Slowdown

1. Set specific writing goals and deadlines: Having a clear plan and timeline can help you stay focused and motivated. What I did when I started is to have a specific time and corner where I do my writing. And I always have what I want to accomplish in each writing session.
2. Take breaks: If you’re feeling stuck, try taking a break to clear your mind and come back to your writing later. I made it a point of duty to take 10 minutes every 2 hours to walk around. Periodically, I take my coffee break. All of this keeps me focused on the job at hand.
3. Change your environment: Sometimes a change of scenery can help stimulate your creativity. Try working in a different location, such as a coffee shop or park. I have tried writing on a waterside. You can choose to do your writing beside a swimming pool, a river, or a beach. Whatever is available in your locality is okay.
4. Use prompts or writing exercises: Prompts and exercises can help get your creative juices flowing. Try writing a short story based on a prompt, or free-write for a set amount of time without worrying about grammar or structure. When I did this, I found out that it has a way of bringing out the thoughts from your mind into the writing screen and paper. You too can try it out.
5. Get inspired by other writers: Reading the work of other writers will help spark new ideas and give you a fresh perspective. You cannot produce great content if you do not in some ways consume great content.

5 More Tips for You as a Writer

1. Outline your ideas: Organizing your thoughts and ideas in an outline can help you see the big picture and keep your writing on track. I used to sit and write, but I learned that working with an Outline is the best. Since then, I have not stopped. As the thoughts flow, keep jotting them down, and later, outline what you put down.
2. Write in smaller chunks: If you’re feeling overwhelmed, try breaking your writing into smaller pieces and tackle them one at a time. The best part of this is that it helps your research to be more concise and to the point. You will not easily be led off track with a smaller chunk of research.
3. Set aside dedicated writing time: Establishing a regular writing routine can help you stay focused and avoid distractions. When I wrote my first book, I tasked myself with writing a particular number of pages in a sitting. The challenge here is that not everything you write will make sense initially. That is why you will have time to edit your writing.
4. Talk to someone about your ideas: Discussing your ideas with someone else can help you clarify your thoughts and get feedback. Do not be afraid they will still your ideas, you are not going to discuss everything with them of course. But talk about the basic things you need feedback on.
5. Take a walk: Sometimes, getting out of your head and into the physical world can help you break through writer’s block. A short jug in the park can be all it takes to spark your writing acumen. Brief strolling with your dog or friend is so healthy in writing that you will feel so refreshed when you do sit back at your writing desk to write. Go ahead and start implementing these 10 tips as soon as you can and watch your writing catapult to a different level. 

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But always remember that there is no permanent fix to it. As a copywriter, you will likely experience writer’s block at some point in your career.

It is a normal and common occurrence that happens to even the best of us. But as you have seen above, you can come off victorious if you start implementing all we have talked about above.

I did my best in telling you what I did to conquer the challenge of writer’s block. But below are a few more things that can help you:

Additional Tips to Help You Avoid Writer’s Block:

• Set aside time each day to write.
• Keep a journal.
• Get organized.
• Take a break.
• Stimulate your mind.
• Use soft music
• Use prompts.
• Write in a different location.
• Change your routine.
• Set a word count goal.
• Do not write everything at once
• Take a deep breath and just start writing.

Based on my experiences, one of the best ways to beat writer’s block is to just keep writing. It doesn’t matter how good or bad the writing is, just get something down on paper.

The act of writing will help to get the creative juices flowing and eventually, you will be able to produce something of quality.

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To your writing success.