It happens to everyone that writes on a regular basis.
Every once in a while, something blocks the creative process and stops the coherent flow of ideas and concepts. It’s not the same thing for everyone and even with the same writer this phenomenon may manifest itself differently as it occurs.
If there was a one shot solution for all writers then you would rarely hear about ‘writers’ block’.
For me, it generally occurs when I’ve been enjoying some recharge periods, as my introverted side likes to indulge in from time to time. I’ve dropped concentration and focus and all my thoughts are half-formed and incomplete. My brain doesn’t linger too long on any one thing and all topics are at once attractive and uninteresting.
One of the things I’ll do when it comes time to get productive is to start a stream of conscious exercise on the screen or on paper. I just let the fragments flow. All the things that have been in holding patterns above the runways of my mind airport. It’s a kind of purge or flush. Something I hope clears the air and establishes coherence in my thought process. It looks something like this:
Chili, chili sauce, New Mexico peppers, less tomato, no beans beans rich better next day sour cream green onion a little cheese Trump Britt farm team grow the garden what should it be this year mound of squash need bread need eggs check the oil on the car Pollivere I can’t spell his name leave it that way cardoor noise somebody here dog is not on alert watermelon the neighbour’s watermelon do well in the front she likes watermelon might as well check the oil on the truck too Glad I was in the garden yesterday because today is wet and breezy chicken stock should be done in an hour what’s for dinner should we go out or just make something in drank that 2021 red last night I kept waiting for the faults to show up but they never did so I’m vindicated in my process but a little bitter about the unconstructive feedback from that guy with no palate constantly telling me I’m not doing it right Glad that’s over I wonder how Colin is doing This must be his 6 or 7th time through detox, maybe more. Birthdays who’s coming up next Took the Xmas lights down. half of them garage door garage itself time to start getting rid of stuff and hauling some to the landfill better walk the dog chilly Gaza Palestine will never be solved in anyone’s lifetime because politics + nationalism + religion is not workable i mean zealots of religion can not function in government except as bigots as it is written folks move away from there Californias the place you ought to be so they loaded up the boat and moved from Tel Aviv a little song the world is becoming less decipherable because nobody darns their socks anymore what’s the deal with bespoke underwear companies and how have we existed without them before now chill on the back of my arms time to put my contacts in and check the stock before Beyonce decides to invade another sovereign genre the street sweepers did an admirable job on the cul de sac almost spring time window washing time where’s the whining about the time change people seem upset about the smallest of adjustments so soon as we get rid of the twice yearly time change people will start asking for it back sure as shootin crossover palm to forehead scratch
That’s what it’s like. When I’m using paper I’ll add a few doodles as the inspiration strikes.
And that’s where I’m at. Any other ideas to get things cranking?