Beat writer's block?

As an emerging writer, there are various phases that we have to face before we make a dive into the aesthetic plethora of words. Sometimes you feel that the over-flowing ideas can barely contain your thoughts and on the other hand, you have difficulties shaping those notions into smooth words. One moment you feel like your fingers are firing the keyboard without thinking and the next moment you are chewing on your pencil or pen hoping to come up with few decent sentences. Out of all, writers block is the worst!

Here are a few tips and tricks that will give you a kick start to get the words running!

Talent is overrated

"People on the outside think there's something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn't like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that's all there is to it" - Harlan Ellison

The bittersweet truth is finally echoing out loud and it is about time you remove your hands from your ears. There are someone, somewhere writing something fresh and brilliant. The writers who attain success are hard working. As a talented writer it is not necessary that you will achieve publishing success, rather than those who accomplish this are methodical and consistent along with raw talent.

The ticking clock

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by" - Douglas Adams. 

Remind yourself that finishing your piece on time is not the ultimate goal. To get your best work within that time span is your goal. Anyone can beat deadline, it is up to you to prioritise, organise and come up with a masterpiece each time. Ask a person close to you to monitor you. We need those people in all facets of our life, not just our writing world.

Be your own hero

There will be a time when no one will tell you what to read, how to write or selflessly offer to read bits and pieces of your work. Educate yourself every day and connect the dots of your pieces. Take responsibility for mistakes. Others will only point out the mishaps. Any advice that you get on the 3rd, 4th or even 7th draft is that no one can craft it into something desirable other than you. You decision, your redemption.

Read more books

"If you stuff yourself full of poems, essays, plays, stories, novels, films, comic strips, magazines, music, you automatically explode every morning like Old Faithful. I have never had a dry spell in my life, mainly because I feed myself well, to the point of bursting. I wake early and hear my morning voices leaping around in my head like jumping beans. I get out of bed to trap them before they escape." - Ray Bradbury

You like to write because you like to read. It is often upsetting how little some writers read. Reading will only ignite your passion as to why you are writing in the first place.

Reputation matters

It is a big challenge for the introverted ones to be social. If you don't attend readings, talks or other community events, how will you get your brain juices flowing? Take a moment to speak to other writers, organisers, the other participants. A little bit of engagement will help a long way. Publishers and other people in this field of work know each other. Editors know which writer can be a pain, who writes under toxic influence and who has a tendency to plagiarise. Whatever you do, do not be like those people. If you have any work with remote resemblance with the defects above, get rid of all your work. Rip it off, delete, throw it away. You will feel much better!