There are many causes for writer’s block, stress, depression, anxiety… but how do you defeat such a nasty monster? Do you ever find yourself sitting there with a blank sheet of paper, pen in hand with everything on your mind except what to write about? It is quite disconcerting, I know. So now the question is how do you fix the problem?

Ideas to get the ball rolling:

·Carry around a pocket notepad everywhere you go, you will be armed for the occasion when an idea comes to mind.
·Take a break and relax, wait a day and start fresh tomorrow.
·Doing something out of the ordinary. If writer’s block comes from a lack of new ideas, attempts to spark creativity by going somewhere new or doing something different can be useful.
·Write or type out a complete short story by one’s favorite author. By the end of ten to twenty pages, the mind is properly engaged to again be creative.
·Brainstorming with a friend or two, brainstorming at the beginning of the writing can help the writer by relating every point to another.
·Reading, watching movies or plays, or similar activities that might bring inspiration. Painting, drawing, photography, people watching, etc, etc…
·If suffering from writer’s block, write about an experience of your own or of a person you know. It’s not the best strategy, but it will work if all else fails.
·Go on a walk in the presence of fresh air or fresh company.
·Stay close to nature. You can walk around in a garden or go to a park… if nothing else, at least turn on a nature program.
·“Out of the mouths of babes.” Ask a child to give you an idea for a topic to write about, you’ll be surprised at what they might come up with.

Writers block is an awful thing to go through, especially when writing is your job. But who says you can’t have fun while battling it? There are many ways to do so, the above are only a few. Sit down and think of new ways that might interest you, invent a thinking game, it might spark something.