Writer's Block

I think every writer has had writer's block at one time or another. I know that I have had this problem through the years. Luckily, I was able to work on my journal and keep that going.

Since coming to Korea, I don't have writer's block as a whole. I discovered that if I had some issues that needed to be looked at in my inner world, I needed to take some time off from writing my book and do some journaling and then I would find that the writer's block would be gone.

In clothes, one size does not fit all. I don't expect what works for me is going to work for others. I am finding that being here in Korea is proving to be one long exploration of my inner world. That may sound egotistical but that is all part of what makes me a writer. If what is happening to me is interfering in my writing, I can't work. I have to work out the problems that life's lessons are showing me.

Because I have been able to deal with some of my memories and past experiences, I have discovered that I have room to do other things such as art. My journal is now full of drawings and far more than there were before. I am even better than I used to be. I am no grand master of the arts, but I like what I do in my journal even if the perspective is still a bit off.

I guess what I am trying to say in a long winded way is when a writer can't work on something he or she needs to look at the reason why the writing stopped. I know if I am writing a book or story and it suddenly it can't progress any further, one reason can be I took a wrong turn and have to unravel the story back to where I liked it. Maybe it is because I need to look what is happening to me at the present time. I don't want to stay away from a writing project too long or it gets "cold". Sometimes, I write in my journal what the motivations of the characters are because I get too involved in the characters and forget where I am. Sometimes, I need to go outside and draw the cat or the lake surrounded by mountains. I find dreams very important in telling me what is wrong. Waking up and grabbing a journal and recording a dream helps me too. I always put down what flashes in my mind at that point.

The most important thing a writer does is breath. Meditation is important and life is even more. Sometimes that is all I can do is watch my breath and feel pretty good I can still do it. Everything changes. Nothing stays forever including writer's block. Just keep writing in your journal. Always do that every day even if it is "whoever is a very good writer. "