Stuck
An oldie, but eternally relevant:
I've had a bit of a block going the last couple of weeks, and it's been getting more and more uncomfortable. For the last day or two, I've been rolling things around in my head to try to figure out what exactly the problem is. I think I've got it figured out - bad health. I try to put any health stuff out of my head as soon as possible, but the fact is that I did have a gout attack last week, and was stuck limping around with a cane for that week. I'm feeling mostly better this week, but I guess my brain disagrees.
I'm just going to stay calm, stuff my head full of movies and general reading material, and be ready to tackle things head-on come Monday. Any better ideas?
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Nope - I wish there was a concrete and simple way to lure back the muse. I find that I just need to relax and trust the process. Simple drawing for pleasure helps me too - lubes up that hand, eye, brain thing. Something will come; it always has. You are not alone (if that helps) - everyone goes through it.
There are no shortcuts! I find that every so often, I have to set aside some time to systematically work through possible issues that are keeping me from working. It's like an oil change for your car. If I can isolate a problem, that takes a lot of the mystery out of it, and I can just start working on fixing whatever needs to be fixed (or ride out whatever needs to be ridden out). I think I've got this nut cracked, it's just a matter of getting back to work at this point.