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3 Tips on Beating Creative Block
Creative block is similar to writer’s block, but it affects artists. And just like writer’s block, it can be super frustrating to the point where it just shuts down our work altogether. In a nutshell, Merriam-Webster defines writer’s block this way, “the problem of not being able to think of something to write about or not being able to finish writing a story, poem, etc.” or “a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece.” It’s often inexplicable. It’s always stressful and frustrating.
My number one cause is usually the anxiety I feel at the start of a new project. It’s a strange experience, really. There’s nothing quite like the joy, excitement, and exhilaration of a brand-new blank canvas. White, pristine, so full of possibilities. You have plans for this canvas. You’re excited about embarking on a new artistic adventure. But then the moment comes, and you stand there with pencil, marker, or brush in hand and you hover, holding your breath, hesitant to lay down that first mark. The blank canvas both beckons and taunts. Simultaneously inviting you and daring you to do what you came to do.
Can you? Do you dare?
Do you have what it takes to beat creative block?
Why does that expanse of white make us hesitate? Is it a strange reluctance of disrupting…
