Only Building Blocks From Writer’s Block

Writer’s block? Yes, it’s real. I haven’t done shit today and it’s not like I didn’t want to or didn’t try, I just couldn’t. I’m stressed and pressured and laying unrealistic standards on myself. It’s no excuse to not work—it’s just that I can’t articulate my thoughts on paper, or rather, not think at all?

My thoughts are all over the place, rejoicing in the castles I’ve constructed in my head. But these happy thoughts are unreal and short-lived because when my focus shifts back to reality, I’m paranoid. I’ve got a BIG GIRL JOB, you know? And it comes with BIG GIRL responsibilities.

So what do I do? I can keep staring at my screen and procrastinate the night away. But that will just leave me anxious and frazzled the next morning. Instead, let’s just take this “writer’s f*cking block” and turn it into building blocks. I’m a writer. I enjoy writing (not always but you get me). I get PAID to write. Which means, I’m going to go back to my work laptop, read the brand guidelines once again and fill my paper with lines, thoughts, phrases, questions, anything that makes sense and voila—I’ll have my building blocks.

GO, GO, GO!!!

- V