Writer’s Block, part deux

posted by Molly

Among those of us who consider ourselves writers, or would if we wrote more and did something with the things that we write, this is a common truth: that we think about what to write more than we actually write. Sometimes a gestation period is necessary for our ideas to form. But more often than not, it means that we’re not writing as much as we can.

We at Peel Pages believe in the power of art, whether that art appears in our magazine or not. Toward this goal, we want to support the creative processes of our reading/contributing community if we can. That includes trying to be helpful here on the blog. In the future, you may see us suggesting exercises and other fun stuff.

For today, here’s some practical advice. Art is a skill. So is discipline. If you want to write, you have that ability. Start with a letter and move on to a word. Graduate on to sentences. Pick describing something that’s nearby, or something that happened to you today. What you come up with may very well be terrible. Don’t worry about that. Just keep writing. If monkeys on typewriters will eventually produce Shakespeare, you will too.