How would you feel if you were playing hide-and-seek and no one came to find you? What if it turned out you were “It” and everyone else was waiting for you to find them? Are you playing a backwards game of hide-and-seek with your writing? Are you hiding, waiting for inspiration to find you when […]
When Waiting Leads to Writer’s Resistance
What if you were a kid playing hide-and-seek and no one came to find you? You’d probably a) feel hurt or angry and b) stop playing. What if it turned out you were “It” and everyone else was waiting for you to find them? You’d probably a) stop feeling bad and b) start playing again […]
Blocked Because You’ve Got Nothing?
A primary source of resistance is the assumption that you should be thinking, feeling or doing something you aren’t. You think you need the perfect space to write, but where you are is anything but perfect. You think you should be excited with new ideas and inspired by brilliant insights, but you are dull-eyed and […]
Waiting for Writer’s Block to Disappear?
What Are You Waiting For? Some wise anonymous person said “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” Are you waiting for inspiration? For that feeling of being caught up in the writing flow where it’s easy? Where you know exactly what to write? Where […]