How to overcome Writer's Block

  I'm going to start by saying, yes, writer's block can exist. Many people live under the illusion that writer's block is something every writer experiences at a certain point in their writing. But what is writer's block? 

    Writer's block is a name given to things that stop us from writing—procrastinating a lot? You have writer's block. Can't think of a good enough idea to move your story ahead? You have writer's block. Don't want to write right now? You have writer's block. (You get the gist of it.) 

    In truth, writer's block is just a word thrown around by people making excuses on why they shouldn't write. Everyone wants to sit on their desk one day and compose the perfect book. They want to have the perfect concentration and the perfect ideas. But writing doesn't work like that. You have to -despite the protests from your body- put the work in and rearrange 26 letters of the alphabet again and again. Go through the whole exhausting process. 

    Now back to writer's block- 

    A question is asked between many writers. You might be one of them too— because you're reading this— How do I overcome writer's block? There are many tips and tricks to do so; some are:

1. Set A Deadline:- Sometimes writer's block is just too much time! 

    Now I know most of you will probably skip over this tip because you've read it a million times but don't. Because despite the overuse of this tip, it's vital. Setting a deadline will help stop procrastination. Now procrastination won't stop altogether, but the amount of procrastination done by you will be lowered.

Now you may be thinking, "But, I don't work well under pressure!" Well, consider this good practice. Because if you become an author, your agent will want you to set a deadline and will push you to do better. You're going to get pressure, nevertheless. So why not start now?

2. Set A Daily Deadline:- More pressure but very helpful! 

    A daily deadline is how much will you finish every day till you're done? Now it's important for you to set a deadline you can complete every single day. Your deadline is sacred, so you will have to finish it. Some people like to do five pages a day. Other people want to do at least 1,000 words a day. You can set deadlines based on chapters, pages, or even word count! 

3. Don't Burn Out! - Too much writing one day can cause days of writer's block!

    Got a new idea for an ongoing book? You write ten pages and don't stop till you're done. Don't do this. Please don't. When you're writing, you have an idea of what to write about, but what happens when you're done writing that idea you recently got when you finished writing? You're satisfied. (Oh, the crime!) When you're satisfied, you look at the page you were writing on, and suddenly you can't think of what to write next. So you don't write that day, and then you don't write the next day. (Note: This happens to many people, some people might be an exception to it.) And you suddenly have writer's block because you burned out. The truth is, when you're writing, your brain is brainstorming new ideas, thus decreasing the chance of writer's block.

4. Don't wait for inspiration; it rarely comes. 

    There are millions of people out there, many of whom are writing a book, a short story, or even a memoir. Some get inspiration; most don't. So how does inspiration know whom to hit? They hit the ones who are working. Inspiration is not asking you to write the perfect book ever. It is asking you to write something. Now it could be your name, over and over again. Or it could be an entry of your day. Whatever it is, you need to keep writing something or the other. If you think that this trick won't work for you, think of it this way, when inspiration does hit you. You start writing; your writing skills had become dull because you didn't use them when the muse was busy helping other people.

Writing is an exhausting process, those who don't write might not think so, but it truly is. And forcing yourself to sit on the same chair every single day is also part of it. But, no pain, no gain, right? Just remember that you have to write because you want to. Don't think you can't write because you are bad at it. I'm not saying that having talent is terrible. Because talent does play a part in writing, but perseverance play's a way more prominent part. So stop scrolling the internet, trying to procrastinate, and go write because, in the end, you'll feel better if you do. 

“Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.” — Eudora Welty

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