I’m in the midst of a ginormous writers block. I can’t even write pleasure projects such as fanfiction . . . It’s not a fun place to be. I was talking to a friend of mine and I asked her how the writing was going. She said, “how’s yours?” Being the brave soul I am—that’s a joke—I opened up first.
“I feel like every word is pulling nails. Or I’m trying to jog through a bog.”
Abbie felt the same way.
We were both lost and both sad and angry at the loss of our joy in our writing. The loss of the flow. I create stories and that has been part of my life for over a decade. They have been my constant companions and for some reason. . . They are silent. And it scares me.
So Abbie and I decided that enough was enough. Let’s conquer this beast. Our battle cry of: “I’ll try anything.” Fueled us to create a Pinterest board where we have smacked every bit of usable advice for Writers block and we vowed to go through everything until we were free.
So armed with a ton of tips, I set out to kick Writer’s Block out of my life forever. But it didn’t work. I turned to my confidant, my mother, and we talked about where I was and how I felt. How different my writing felt. How the joy seemed to be sucked out of something that I love.
A long conversation summed up: Beginning’s are my favorite. And we found out one of the reasons that’s the case. They are extremely vivid to me and I always know where to take the story! . . . We came to the startling realization that I am not a pantser! Considering how easily and how fun and how much I adore writing beginnings, and the fact that the bog comes once I run out of the picture and scenes that are so stark in my head . . . We decided that I’m a plotter. *surprised pikachu face*
So my current attack on the Writer’s block is to take a few weeks away from A Starry Subject—if you’d like to learn more about my WIP’s go here — and focus on story structure. We are calling these weeks “Structure Weeks”.
So that’s where I’m at right now. My mom is helping me brainstorm and figure out plot holes and scenes. We’re writing them on index cards and then attaching them to their appropriate chapter. —these attachments are always subject to change—. So far it’s helping a lot. I’m starting to get excited for writing again. I’m starting to be able to see the story in my mind again. I’m not there yet, but I’m getting there! *fingers crossed* God willing!
I’ll be doing at least another post on Writer’s block. Especially detailing this Structure week process with lots more pictures 
. <3. I’m gonna sign out for now. Remember: if you’re struggling with your writing and have already taken a break from it, don’t let the doubt and grief over the loss of joy fester. Attack it. Try to find the source, loves.
‘Till next we meet.
~Tiffany Michele
