Writers/Artists block?

[edimochan]

As an Artist/Writer I know we all have been through it, so I gotta ask, What do you guys do when you get a bad case of writers/artists block?

[Anihime]

Whenever I get writer's block, I tend to watch Youtube videos or listen to music and just relax. Playing video games helped too! ^^

I find it's easier to come up with ideas when I'm less stressed.

[Ardelvion]

I deal with it by watching animated films, listening to music on YouTube, and reading comics. Sometimes I'd come up with ideas after taking a nap or listening to birds outside my window.

[linaket]

As the previous comment said, stressing out about not being able to write usually makes me even more unable to write.
Depending on what the reason your blocked is, there are other things that can work, too.

• I've found distracting myself with other media and letting my brain relax away from the page works wonders.

• Writing alternate scenes, if you're stuck on one thing in particular

• doing a "sprint" (where you set a timer and write for say, 10 minutes, just absolute garbage if you must as long as you're typing something. can be "this sucks." doesn't matter).

• I sometimes will just open a new doc and type my story back into it, word for word, what I've already written. Its like tricking your brain into writing, and also it can be a good reminder of what you're capable of.

Anyway. that's just a few of the things I try. Good luck!

[RyzaCobalion]

I honestly take a break. Because early last year i tried to be as creative as possible with either drawing or working on a new chapter for my novel on tapas but the motivation was just not there for me for about three months. Even forcing myself wasn't good. and i nearly went insane but my slamming my fist at the desk and breaking my pencil and having some of the bits of my pencil wen through my hand. Thankfully it didn't go too deep but that the closest thing i've ever been to going insane. Take a page from, take a break, get some R and R otherwise you let art block take hold of you for about three months and you go insane.

[Zolakandhoney]

I find watching other people draw really recharges my creative battery. So like art streams or youtube artists.

[teacup_creations]

I cry.

But er on a more serious note, as an artist, something that I find helps me get out of art block is but just doing things I'm used to. Like I can just keep drawing the same chibi of an OC and eventually the act of drawing itself brings inspiration, or something?

[amthecomic]

Hello.

So my way dealing with being blocked is talking to people about the story I want to write or about the scene I just can´t write. Most of the time, the people I talk to are so much out of topic that they can´t give any advise or inspiration. But it is much more about you yourself trying to explain whats wrong. And specifically naming the problem makes it so much easier. Mostly I run away from the conversation somewhere in the middle because I ve just realised something.
This is the most productive method I know. The only problem is that you need someone who is willing to listen to you.

I hope it helps (and sorry for my rusty English)

Have a nice Weekend, everyone!

[darthmongoose]

The worst thing to do is to pressure yourself to draw the thing anyway. You might have to if it's a job for money and you're on a tight deadline, but the drawing tends to come out bad and you just make the burnout worse.

There's usually a reason for art block. A few I've found and solutions:

• You just feel tired and out of sorts and just "eh." In extreme cases, this can be depression, so keep an eye out if you feel this really badly on a regular basis, but in a lot of cases, check in with yourself on some questions: "have I eaten some non-junk food that has protein and fruit/veg within the last few hours?", "Have I had any water, tea or similar non-carbonated, non-alcoholic drink within the last few hours?", "Have I been outside or exercised at all today?" If the answer is no to any of these, that's a potential cause. A lot of the time when I have art block, it's fixed by a little walk or a quick mini-workout and a cup of tea.
• You feel stuck because there's a thing you want to draw but you've never drawn that pose/angle/expression/object before and you're either scared to mess up, don't know where to start because it's complex or all your attempts are rubbish. Solution: Draw some rough thumbnails to practice and look up reference.
• You're burned out. Have you been making a LOT of content lately? Or working really hard to keep making content while maintaining a job or a busy school/uni schedule? REST! Everyone needs to take a break sometimes.

[Larslaustsen]

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Hmm... I am blocked

[demthorshie]

I step away from my art and do other things until my art block is over. That's really all you can do to avoid becoming even more frustrated.

[foxmailer]

I'm going to advance a radical view which people might not agree with. There is no such thing as writer's/artist's block. It's a myth.

If you can't advance your story it means you haven't put sufficient thought into the earliest foundational stages of it. You haven't paid enough attention to such things as themes, characters, their motivations, wants, needs, fears etc.

In 'On Writing' Steven King says he never plans out his stories. He lets them grow organically out of his characters and themes, which he pays very close attention to. He then goes on to say that he once had to scrap 40,000 words because the manuscript was going nowhere. And then he admits that, yeah, from time to time he does plan things out.

As the great Billy Wilder said (I may be paraphrasing here) - 'if you have a problem with the climax, you really have a problem with the first act.' Or words to that effect.

But that's merely my opinion. We all find our own way. Best of luck in all your creative endeavours.

Fox xxx

[AmazementComics]

Whenever I get writer's block, I tend to watch Youtube videos or listen to music and just relax. Playing video games helped too! ^^

I find it's easier to come up with ideas when I'm less stressed.

This whole quote right here .

[alexitsios]

I write semi professionally so far, usually targeting at least 60k words a month. For me what has worked is that I write everyday 2-3k words daily. So far it's been the best way to get out of my writer's block. Youtube and movies usually make me procrastinate.

[vivaldings]

i do something else. for the past few day's i've had bad writer's block so instead of writing, i tried planning the chapter i got stuck it (that failed) so instead i've been

• organising (physically and digitally and almost deleted everything in my flashdrive)
• reading
• watching random documentaries (netflix's youtube channel has a playlist of documentaries/docu-series)

[Kaspomkj]

I'd come up with ideas after taking a recreation or listening to birds outside my window.

[colinarnoldjt13]

To be honest, I have the best ideas while showering or when spending time with myself somewhere in peace. So, I always try to allocate some time to be only with myself. However, sometimes even this doesn't help me and I just read some examples of other essays in order to find something that will spark my creativity. For example, after reading a lot of examples from https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/about-myself/ the best ideas came to me on how to describe myself and how to structure the essay. And I have managed to finish it in just a couple of hours.

[Lensing]

First write, draw or start playing your instrument then the inspiration comes or not.
Not the other way around. Don´t wait for the inspiration, you will not be productive that way.
Have a warm up every day, build habits. Drawing example: 40 minutes non creative warm
up, then start your drawing day. You can do the same with writing, playing an instrument etc
People don´t want to hear this but believing in writers/artists block is a big mistake