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Writer’s block

Yeah, I know I know! One blog post in and I'm already experiencing writer's block. But hey, it is what it is.

So yesterday I decided to take a social media break, the kind I would usually take during my studying days when school got hectic. This was meant to try and clear some of the stuff on my plate (including finishing up my drafted blog ideas).

Last night I was typing another blog and it really felt like work. And why would it not, seeing I had taken a break from some aspects of my life to do it. Had I turned what used to be a fun form of expression into an assignment with deadlines? Is this what writer's block feels like? Where you feel so pressured to complete a single piece that you block out the ideas for your other pieces with the hope of channeling all your energy to the one you’re working on.

But what is the impact of this? Don’t your pieces feel forced? Don't you get to a point where you go back and you just aren't happy with your output because you know that it would have been way more interesting if everything you put to paper was organic? Damn, being a writer must be hard.

Anyway, I guess this is just me removing any self-imposed pressure so that I can enjoy the writing process as much as my two-figure audience enjoys reading.

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