The Art of Writers' Block

I wrote this some a couple years ago but it is forever relevant. I hope you enjoy. :) 

Writer's block is the uncreative and unproductive state in which you experience a lack of ideas to write -- weather it be for words, sounds, drawings, movements, or anything. We probably all had it before. Sometimes it comes naturally or unconsciously. However, you might have not experienced it to the fullest. I will be explaining the most effective way to do the most work (with a negative sign in front of it) using the technique of writers' block.

To begin, it is most important to have a project to base your writers' block on. There isn't any difference if it has been started or not.

First, try to think of something to write. This process requires that you think to hard and try not to take in any inspiration that arises. If you do get an idea that works, write it down, type it, draw it, or remember it. Then, continue pondering until you drift to the next step of writers' block.

Next, the unproductive stare -- it can be at a computer screen, paper, instrument, canvas, or whatever you're using; basically anything you lay your eyes on. Fidgeting around is also extremely beneficial to this unproductiveness. Try to keep this step monotonous.

Now, if you have successfully mastered the unproductive stare, think: "When's lunch?", "Have I bruched my teeth today?", "Time to feed the iguana!", "I'm reallyyyy tired.", "My house is burning down!!!" 


By now you should have successfully accomplished nothing for your future paper, story, song, art piece, dance, etc. Luckily, writers' block is easy to do and takes little practice. I hope (or maybe not) you can use the handy technique of writers' block.

Some Sights to See

Just like writing, photography can change the world and the way we see it. Here is some of my own (unprepared) photography just for you. :) Enjoy! 

Happiness is a warm puppy. 

Some fantastic quotes and flashy photos from some great photographers: 

No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film.  ~Robert Adams

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.  ~Lewis Hine 

You don't take a photograph.  You ask, quietly, to borrow it.  ~Author Unknown

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”  ~Dorthea Lange 

Sometimes seeing a picture can express even more than a thousand words -- more than a million. Seeing life through our own eyes expresses not only many words and thoughts, but also many things that cannot be expressed through words.