What is Writer’s block?

It’s a condition in which writers and bloggers fail to produce fresh, new work due to a multitude of unspecific reasons like –

lack of inspiration,

troubled mind,

tiresome day at the office,

silly quarrel with their spouse,

death of a family member,

bite of a street dog,

nibble of a chipmunk,

fear of a dark alley,

swollen ugly pimples,

lack of quality alcohol,

kiss of a grandmother,

cobwebs in the room,

cockroach on the keyboard,

disobedient snooze alarm,

constipation,

famine of pocket-money,

new infatuation,

insult from a good looking girl,

dark circles under the eyes,

broken computer,

fractured fingers,

too many bills,

new chick in the neighborhood,

failed attempt at nirvana,

alice in wonderland syndrome,

exploding head syndrome,

ATF syndrome(Addicted to Facebook),

death, suicide, psychic, and gothic metal,

exams nearby,

and a hell lot of other reasons which only bloggers themselves will know about.

If you are a follower of my blog or your brain conforms to the natural norms of common sense, you will notice that my blog does not and generally will not have periods of inactivity. If you don’t see a post for 7 days maximum, you will know that I’m either busy trying to salvage my career, or there is a new pc game I’ve got to complete. And so I can proudly proclaim <trumpets blaring> that I do NOT suffer from writer’s block! EVER!

You must be wondering how (unless you have a habit of reading blogposts from the end to the beginning). Being the open-minded liberalist that I am, with an irrevocable passion for general goodwill, I am now going to reveal to you the legendary arcane truths about avoiding writer’s block, my style.

1. Freshen up: Take a shower like you haven’t bathed for a hundred years. Do whatever you can do to feel fresh and lively.

2. Admire Mother Nature : Take some time out of your useless schedule to look at nature. Go to the local park, trespass into your neighbor’s garden, drag your obese stomach up to the terrace, switch off the AC and open the windows. A simple tree, an ugly crow, a slimy caterpillar, or even inspecting the thin veins running through a green leaf can give enough inspiration to write an entire novel.

3. A Personal Diary: If you maintain a diary and write to it regularly (or at least occasionally), then try reading the previous pages. Pull out your old diaries, and read them. Remembering those old days and old emotions will make you nostalgic enough to publish a series of novels.

4. Try Free-Writing: This one is extremely effective. Grab a pen/pencil and a notebook (Not the keyboard). Open a fresh page. Scribble down neatly anything and everything that comes to your mind. At the beginning, don’t give a damn about grammar. Just keep penning down whatever sequence of words arrive out of your thick skull. Don’t stop. Just keep going. Slowly you will notice that there is one particular emotion, or phrase, or term that keeps cropping up again and again. You can continue till you fingers pain or you need to relieve yourself urgently. Generally, you won’t need to exceed 5 minutes of free-writing because you must be inspired by that time to write more books and poems than Rabindranath Tagore.

5. Music: The last resort. Listen to your favorite genre of music. If that doesn’t make a difference, try listening to a new genre of music. I would personally recommend U2, Switchfoot, Armin Van Buuren, Linkin Park, Coldplay, and Radiohead. Avoid heavy metal, thrash metal or hip-hop. Try listening to classic instrumentals. When you feel snippets of inspiration pricking you, let the music continue, and try to scribble down whatever points that come to your mind in Ms Word or a notebook. Bingo!

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