Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome back to another exciting edition of my weekly industry blog! This past week, I went into a bit of a panic because I didn’t know what to tackle in today’s blog entry. That rarely happens. I’m usually good at chronicling my artistic journey from one week to the next. But I was stuck, writer’s block. So, I reached out to my career administration partner for any topic ideas they could provide. He wrote, “Well my first thought is that if the issue is a little writer’s block/lack of inspiration, maybe that’s the topic. You could talk about your experience with that in general and what kinds of things you do to find inspiration/remove that block.” I wrote back, “Thanks! I’ll play around with that idea and see what’s behind my writer’s block.”
So, here we go! I know I don’t have writer’s block with the third draft rewrites of my rugby feature film script, and I don’t have it with the second draft rewrites of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. I don’t have “writer’s block” with my relationship map outflow or other areas of my career administration. So, why am I stuck, drawing a blank, with this week’s blog entry? As I looked deeper, I realized that perhaps it’s because I’m making terrific progress with my projects. I’m in a good groove with them, I’m knee-deep in them, and maybe it’s not necessary to share every small detail along the way. Not every movement I make with my projects will be a monumental moment, so no need to document them. Hmmm, or is this my K-SHIT FM station playing loudly that no one is interested in the minute details, only the major ones? Then again, they say that God is in the details. Hmmm, something for me to look at. Keep reading below 🙂
In terms of what I do to find inspiration and remove my writer’s block, there are a few things I find helpful. Stepping away from the work and allowing my mind to relax and unwind with something else helps. Taking a nice shower also helps because it washes the day away, offering my body a nice reset. Asking myself what the scene is about and/or looking up words helps too. Keep reading below 🙂
See you next week!
Chasing The George 