Writers block...............(crud i forgot!)
- By Jennifer Wampler
- Published 08/8/2008
- Humor
- Unrated
Jennifer Wampler
I was born in Great Falls, Montana, and lived in Billings Montana most of my life. I am adopted. I moved to Texas in January, where I am currently living life to the fullest! I wrote poetry all through high school and now would like to expand. I enjoy life with my husband, and our 3 cats and 2 gerbils.
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Don't worry. You will think of something. Boy, if i had a dime for every time I heard that while writing. I would be a rich woman. Of all the things i loathe in this world, two in particular come to mind. Writers block and technology. Technology is a different battle though. There is nothing worse than cruising along, writing on that incredible novel that you are making fabulous time on and then it hits you. POW. Shut down and reboot. Then...... nothing. Not one solitary word to type. Then something comes to mind, but...... the angle is all wrong. For the next week lots of ideas, even more dead ends. A few choice words here and there. Still not even close to the speed at which you were cruising before the mental word processing nuclear power plant shut down for maintenance. After this period of endless clicking away at random keys hoping a stray word might pop out and spark some hope it gets pretty bleak. The paper becomes mottled with miscellaneous
letter combinations such as qpmocwqopief, and ,pxuvhuityweury as you beat your head repeatedly on the keys. By this point, if you havent informed your spouse or significant other to do so before hand, close all windows and be thankful that you installed the ones with double pane extra sturdy plexiglass, lest your computer go flying out the window only to plummet a few floors to a shattering crash and the overall end of its existance.
It happens to us all at some point or another, and for the ones of you who say it hasnt, well, you are either very gifted or on the Writers block hit list and just havent got unlucky yet. Oh it will happen to you. It happens to all the best writers..... well i guess that makes us all the best lol Seriously though. Next time this happens to you, remember you arent alone. It happens to everyone. And it isnt the computers fault. Took a few times for me to realize that one myself lol Just light some candles and some incense, take a hot bath and relax. It will pass.
It happens to us all at some point or another, and for the ones of you who say it hasnt, well, you are either very gifted or on the Writers block hit list and just havent got unlucky yet. Oh it will happen to you. It happens to all the best writers..... well i guess that makes us all the best lol Seriously though. Next time this happens to you, remember you arent alone. It happens to everyone. And it isnt the computers fault. Took a few times for me to realize that one myself lol Just light some candles and some incense, take a hot bath and relax. It will pass.

