The Wall

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“What a dear old wall that is that runs along by the river there! I never pass it without feeling better for the sight of it. Such a mellow, bright, sweet old wall; what a charming picture it would make, with the lichen creeping here, and the moss growing there, a shy young vine peeping over the top at this spot, to see what is going on upon the busy river, and the sober old ivy clustering a little farther down! There are fifty shades and tints and hues in every ten yards of that old wall. . . . It looks so peaceful and so quiet, and it is such a dear old place to ramble round in the early morning before many people are about.” Jerome K. Jerome, “Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)” Ch. 6 (1889)

10 Ways To Bust Writer’s Block

 

  1. Get all your writing gear together.
  2. Find a comfortable writing spot.
  3. Put pen to paper and start writing.
  4. Write anything that comes to mind even if it’s nonsensical or gibberish later on. Your goal is to write, not edit. 
  5. Use creative writing exercises like top 10 lists, or writing only questions.
  6. As you write, look for themes, and focus on those. If more than one come to the surface make note of them and come back to them later.
  7. Write for you and you alone. 
  8. Take a reader on a virtual tour of what’s around you. Be as descriptive as possible.
  9. Write a letter to someone.
  10. Write about your day but instead of using “I” or “me”, write using “you” as if someone else were telling you what was going on. Example: “You could tell she was a Karen before she placed her coffee order but you already made up your mind that you were going to make her day.”

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