tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post1644819002175811331..comments2024-01-12T05:04:17.663-06:00Comments on Laura's blog: I Need Advice On A Creative BlockUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-11124948489230905132017-01-18T14:11:04.879-06:002017-01-18T14:11:04.879-06:00Thank you. I will start following that blog you re...Thank you. I will start following that blog you recommended, since hearing from people in similar boats is often helpful. I've noticed that I often work in cycles as well. Whatever works for each person, huh?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-55034746840207899632017-01-18T12:10:56.615-06:002017-01-18T12:10:56.615-06:00I think Sheena-kay has the good suggestions. Writi...I think Sheena-kay has the good suggestions. Writing works in cycles for me, where sometimes I'm sketching, sometimes I'm sewing, sometimes I'm chasing down whatever shiny project I've discovered lately. <br /><br />Sorry to hear you're feeling guilt over the pressure. I want to introduce you to another blogger I follow: <a href="http://masontmatchak.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mason Matchak</a>. He's gone through cycles of feeling like his work is crap, and managed to bring himself back despite his depression and anxiety. Perhaps there might be a kernel in his blog that might help? Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-56935360918687801832017-01-17T23:25:05.447-06:002017-01-17T23:25:05.447-06:00Thanks for your advice. :) I might check out those...Thanks for your advice. :) I might check out those books if I get really desperate. Watching movie trailers seems like a good exercise. I sometimes do something similar with music videos or dance videos. I'll try it out. <br /><br />And your cockroach metaphor seems pretty accurate, tbh. Also, I've been waiting for February to start that again, like we mentioned before, if that's OK. In the meantime, perhaps reading more of your WIP will stir my own creative brain. I'm a decent chunk through it, but that's petered out as well. It's way easier to do things for others than it is for oneself, I've found.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-40536122592751292572017-01-17T23:22:19.010-06:002017-01-17T23:22:19.010-06:00Thank you! :) Your advice is excellent. I probably...Thank you! :) Your advice is excellent. I probably should talk to someone, if only to vent, but I tend to feel like I'm taking away from *their* problems. Of course, this is nonsense. Now that you mention it, though, I realize that I haven't watched Netflix in a really long time. At least a month. I do like to go find fluffy shows that I can enjoy without getting too invested in. It stimulates my own creativity to see what others have made. Thanks for the well-wishes. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-86646098589217566932017-01-17T00:21:50.853-06:002017-01-17T00:21:50.853-06:00Sheena-kay gives several good suggestions. In the ...Sheena-kay gives several good suggestions. In the end, none of this can be forced. If you consider yourself a writer, and obviously you do, it will return. Pardon the gross metaphor, but all the cockroaches in the dark scatter as soon as you flick the lights on; you can't catch them with timing and speed.<br /><br />But keeping that in mind, if you want to ease your way back to where you want to be, I find sometimes watching movie trailers helps me feel creative again. Doesn't matter if you've heard of the movie, or even want to see it...just watch a bunch of them. Dramatic conflict in a can.<br /><br />I also recommend two books if you have not read them already. 1) The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron. 2) Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. Both touch on feeling lost creatively, and explore it without beating one upside the head with it. Guilt free guidance back to the writing place you want to be.<br /><br />And we can start our weekly accountability exercise anytime you're ready if they would help.Ty Unglebowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-916709307141190252017-01-16T19:28:14.738-06:002017-01-16T19:28:14.738-06:00Try something other than writing. Draw a stick man...Try something other than writing. Draw a stick man, knit, go to a movie and tweet about. Try something creative outside your comfort zone and see if it helps. When I'm in the writing doldrums going on social media or watching a favorite show on Netflix helps. Takes me away from my usual. Sorry you are going through this Laura. You are not the bad guy. Depression is dragging at your skirt and what you need is support and rest. Not criticism. Time will help and hopefully some goods news. Take your time. Rushing with your low energy is more likely to hurt than help. Talk to someone if you can. Sending love and prayers.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.com