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When you hit writers block, how does it affect you?

For me, I start to write silly nonsense poems to keep my hand moving. Yet, I cannot bring myself to write a four page rough draft.

Grammar Guild, when you have writers block what do you do?

When I have writer's block on a school paper that is soon due I ask others how they wrote their papers. Looking at other people's papers helps me out a lot.

If nothing else works, I state the obvious and kind of reiterate ideas intelligently. sweatdrop It usually works with me.

When I get writers block I type in long nonsensical words into Google and that usually helps.

Well, it all depends on what I'm writing. If it's for school, then I write it anyways. If it's something personal, for pleasure, then I stop writing and do something else. In fact, I have a novel I started, but I've been blocked for months. I haven't worked on pushing past it because I've been so busy.
Basically, though, what helps me is reading. I chose a good novel and I start reading it. Anne Rice helps a lot in that case. Her language inspires me.

I get what you can call two types of writer's block: the school type and leisure type.

Whenever I have a creative assignment due in any course and can't think for the life of me as to what to write, I procrastinate. The deadline motivates me and my brain will eventually kick into creative gear. This usually happens at ten 'o' clock the night before it's due. xO

Leisure type... that's the one that truly kills me. *cries* First I try to make myself write, but then it becomes forced so I throw the drafts away. Then I get a little down and out, not depressed, just gloomy. This is horrible because I can spend the entire day day-dreaming, forming scenes, creating characters, developing relationships, have fun with the plot but... I can't write them down. C'est la pire des tortures. Then I just read, watch some of my favorite animes and hopefully eventually I get my groove back. It's a long and painful process. Extreme lethargy is one of the main side-effects. >.>

When I was still in school and got writer's block; I simply would find something relaxing to do. Warm bath, sit outside, listen to music. I've written poetry from the age of 10. Since school, I've gone several years at a time without being able to do anything but jot down a few words here and there. I know now, that if I am patient, whatever that needs to flow out of me....will flow. Usually after a cold spell in writing, I'll have an explosion. So, in conclusion, I guess it's all good. cool I know I love to write. I find it extremely therapeutic.