There is no such Thing as Writer's Block

[puppetmaker]

Or keeping the creativity flowing

According to Peter who tends to move onto another project and then back to the one he is working on when he gets stuck. I try to do the same thing when I get stuck in a project. I'll start something else that I may not finish just to clear the brain and have another run at the problem I am working out in my head.

I also find that when I hit a brick wall on something going off and taking a walk or even a nap can help me regroup. Then I can come back and try something else. On occasion I can't see that I am that frustrated but Peter will and strongly suggest that I go do something else for a bit.

I think everyone has their own tricks when they hit the wall on a project.

So the question to the group is what do you do when you hit the creative wall?

I am very interested in the answers.

I am grateful when the wall goes away for a while.

Comments

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

I generally walk away from it for a bit, do something that doesn't require any brain or creative power, then come back to it. The trick is making myself start back up again, and not give in to inertia, but that's a whole other issue.

Setting myself deadlines also helps. For complex, multistep projects I like to make myself lists -- it's actually fun and satisfying to cross things off, and it makes the progress seem more concrete. This works particularly well for costumes; less so for writing.