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Clear Your Mind and Your Writing Will Thrive
If writer's block caused as much social anxiety as E.D. or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, I'm sure there would be a pill for it. I can only imagine the potential side effects, though.
WARNING: may cause antisocial tendencies, episodes of Tourette Syndrome, hallucinations, and an overwhelming desire to resolve plot. Keep out of the reach of Kitty Kelley.
And can you imagine the public scrutiny successful writers would be under if such a drug existed? A writer would be like a hall of fame baseball player with a history of steroid abuse. "Oh sure, she won a Hugo, a Newbery, and a Pulitzer, but she was droppin' WB from '02 till '09. There should be an asterisk next to her name."
And you know that such a drug would spawn a nationwide chain of rehab centers because, after all, we're writers. Just think of how we abuse coffee. The real tragedy of it all wouldn't so much be the shattered lives and broken homes, but the emergence of yet another subgenre of reality television. This week on Celebrity Author Rehab: Dean Koontz goes into withdrawal and axe murders three orderlies and the cafeteria lady.
It wouldn't be pretty. Thankfully, Steven Kotler has some better ideas. Steven has been a working writer for over 20 years and claims to have never suffered from writer's block. After reading his article on the subject that appeared in the April, 2009 edition of Psychology Today, I believe him. The most infuriating thing about writer's block is that it is an insubstantial anomaly that produces very tangible, very negative results. Trying to gain control over it without the proper perspective is like trying to catch a fistful of steam. Steven Kotler's scientific explanation of what writer's block is, and how to overcome it, should make every struggling writer feel as though dad just came into the room, flipped on the lights, and confirmed there are no monsters in the closet.
"It's helpful to understand that creativity exists on a scale," says Kotler. When blocked, a writer is working on the negative end of the spectrum, and remains blocked as long as he assumes that his inability to write is a holistic entity. But Steven Kotler suggests that the block is only one end of a finite line whose opposite pole is that elusive flow. Here's a change in perspective already: even if one is blocked, it's comforting to know that freedom is at least in the general vicinity. But how does one climb the gray scale into the light?
First of all, you need a clear head. William Zinsser, author of the classic, On Writing Well, bluntly proclaims that you (figuratively speaking) will never be able to write with a cluttered mind. It makes sense, doesn't it? How can you possibly maintain a coherent flow when your brilliant prose is constantly tripping over worries like how much is that car repair is going to cost, am I going to survive the next round of layoffs at work, or the most ironic of all, is this piece going to be good enough to publish? Indeed, these are legitimate concerns, but they need to be collected and put away when it's time to write. What I suggest may seem unorthodox, even hypocritical, but it has helped me approach the page with a mind temporarily unburdened of mundane worries.
Don't write at all. Instead, just sit there.
Writing is an existential activity. If writing were merely an intellectual undertaking, crafting a brilliant short story or a feature article would be no more challenging or less mechanical than balancing your checkbook. To write well, the writer must be able to reach a place where nothing else exists but her unburdened thoughts, the page, and fingers furiously tapping on the keypad. If you're blocked, reaching this state requires preparation. Meditation will help.
Set aside some time, preferably early in the morning when the kids are still asleep and the house is quiet, to just sit and clear your mind. Focus on a single innocuous thing: a candle, a plant, a higher power of your own understanding, the blackness under your eyelids (try not to fall asleep); anything will do as long as it is uncomplicated and non-threatening. When a troublesome thought presents itself, swat it away as though it were a house fly. Don't turn on the TV, don't listen to the radio, don't talk to yourself (believe me, after a while you'll want to). Do this for fifteen or twenty or thirty minutes, however long it takes for you to notice a consistent state of peace. Practice this for a week or two, and then try to reach the same state just before you write. Another benefit of not writing is that it will simulate your appetite for writing. We all want what we can't have, so a little self-imposed abstinence from your craft will make you hungry for it again.
No, this is not an excerpt from a Depak Chopra seminar, though the guy does have some fantastic insight on the subject of meditation. I share this with you because it works. It takes a little discipline and perhaps a slight attitude adjustment toward the act or writing, but it works for me and I'm confident that it will work for you. Or, you could try a method I used around fifteen years ago, which was to drink a pint of scotch, smoke half a pack of Marlboros, and start typing curse words. Maybe you'll have better luck with that method than I. In any case, before you can write you'll need to clear your mind and relax. If meditation doesn't work for you maybe you could, I don't know...take a pill?
About the Author
Tom Cholewa is the managing editor at digital marketing firm in Western New York. For more tips and resources for overcoming writer's block, visit Tom's blog, Vacuuming the Cat