tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8577964944868267435..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: WRITER’S BLOCKJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55815013987095770472011-02-19T07:39:44.620-05:002011-02-19T07:39:44.620-05:00Sometimes I sit down and draw a total blank. Nothi...Sometimes I sit down and draw a total blank. Nothing, not a single word, comes into my mind. Rereading a favorite book that inspired me before can help, or I can go to another story and try. But even that doesn't always work. Some days the dragon wins.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63874816315157210152011-02-17T10:00:45.302-05:002011-02-17T10:00:45.302-05:00It's happened to me, Pauline. Usually, if I d...It's happened to me, Pauline. Usually, if I don't try to force myself to think--just let it go--an idea presents itself. I don't know how the brain works, but the subconscious mind mysteriously works in the background tying all those thoughts together, and then suddenly one idea emerges.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76144327672531710872011-02-17T10:00:17.791-05:002011-02-17T10:00:17.791-05:00I don't think you can strong arm the muse. I b...I don't think you can strong arm the muse. I believe you have to persuade her. Sometimes I let work that is not going simmer by itself while I attempt something else entirely. Ray Bardbury's Zen in the Art of Writing works for me to loosen up. General self care, getting enough sleep, exercising, eating well are all worth trying.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.com