Clicks-and-Mortar, Codes and Scripts, and C2Cs

Unblocking Writer’s Block

Writers experience writer’s block many times in their working lives.
This is just natural as the source of ideas in a writer’s pool of
knowledge or world of meaning gets exhausted through constant use
or through lack of new perspectives or new experiences.  However,
this condition can be managed when the writer just opens his mind
and broadens his vision of life.

“Opening one’s mind”

Although we know that opening one’s mind means accepting new ideas
or being more accepting of different ways of viewing things, it can
also mean using our intuitive faculty more.  Psychologists tell us
that most people use their left-brain - the brain that processes
our logical, mathematical, and sensory faculties.  This is to be
expected in our global society that is highly technical, data-based,
business-minded, and relying much on tactile facts.  However, we
have a right-brain that processes our dreams, feelings, ideas, and
“hunches”.  This is that part of the brain that helps those who
feel overwhelmed with a difficult situation and are working towards
a solution and then gets an experience of “eureka!”  The light bulb
suddenly lights up!  The person’s vision broadens by that single
“idea”!

Aids to help us use our intuitive faculty

Reading is a basic channel to tap our intuitive capabilities. As
we read more, our store of knowledge and experience gets replenished
by the books we read.  If we pick the right books, we can not only
gain information but also pointers for deeper reflection or guides
to obtain insight.

Taking a break is probably the best remedy for writer’s block.
A vacation with the family or doing something out of the routine is
very helpful.  This helps the constant pattern of our thoughts to
“get out of its box” and find new patterns of thinking or doing.

Listening to music is a soothing experience when you choose
mood music or music that is mellow - inviting relaxation and ease.
This helps soothe a writer’s tired mind and find new inspiration
from the musical composer’s arrangement or melody.

Sensing the wonder of nature is probably the most inspiring
experiences that any writer can tap into.  Nature invites us to
see beyond what is at hand - to dwell into the mysteries of life
and creation, and discover the Creator who reveals Himself through
them.

Attending a retreat is one way of combining all of the above.
In a retreat, you get to read, take a break, listen to music, and,
if the retreat is located in the countryside, you get a view of
nature which you may not often see in your backyard or neighborhood.
Retreats are given by many churches and parishes and by religious
congregations of priests and sisters.  They are given with different
themes.

Summary:

Writer’s block may not seem as formidable as it is when you can find
ways to overcome it.  When some writers write about “thinking out of
the box”, that usually means not thinking with your left-brain which
processes facts, information, systems, structures, and the like.
“Thinking out of the box” is like using more your intuitive faculty
in your right-brain: the brain which processes ideas, feelings, and
possibilities.