“Writer’s Block” is a Sign That You’re Losing Your Voice
You only hit the wall when you’re unsatisfied with yourself
Every sane writer I know wants to be able to crank content at will.
It’s every writer’s dream: being able able to write about topics “on demand.”
Especially for ghost writers who are frequently changing their writing voice, not running out of creative juice is what drives the business.
Our ability to express ourselves through words is the bread and butter of our careers. But we oftentimes run out of juice. We scramble to look for inspiration — to even feel inspired. We oftentimes give up whenever we hit the wall, too lazy to think.
We lack confidence in ourselves.
It’s normal to hit the wall sometimes. When we detach ourselves from the problem, our minds are able to think.
Yet the deadlines still pile up. Time never stops for us. The urgent just can’t wait.
“Do you have something?”
“Can you send me a draft?”
“Can you send me at least an outline of what’s coming?”
If clients could just track every word of your progress, they would do it. The editorial calendar doesn’t have a breathing space to make room for your personal issues. Companies will need to always have something to feed their audience.
Life will not wait for you.
And so you look outside for things you can’t find within yourself.
You endlessly search for inspiration online and even dig the swipe files… There’s just no hint of motivation.
This happens because you forget about one thing: Yourself.
The key to improving your writing is reading and writing more…
That might sound like a cliché, but hear me out.
Let’s take a look at ghostwriters. They’re always pumping out content almost on a daily basis, and I’m sure they’ll scoff at the idea.
“I’m writing at least two articles per day,” they’d say. “I still feel like I can’t come up with something.”
Here’s the thing: it’s not about the quantity. It’s about the quality.
I’m not talking about the quality of the content you put out there — the readability or whatever factors make it engaging.
I meant the quality of your life.
Stop and read content that you like. Write something that gives you joy. Write more for yourself and less for others.
Undo and unlearn how to write for money, even for once.
If you write something that matters to you personally, you’ll improve your writing. Your mind gets inspired effortlessly. It’s like a mental lubricant.
Read articles and books that matter to you. Write something that resonates with you. Express yourself in your own voice and let your other writing voices rest.
It’s easy for us writers to lose ourselves as we write for a purpose: information, content, entertainment or money…
Instead of writing just for the heck of it.
Design your life in such a way that you will have more time to do the things that you want than the things that you have to do.
This way, you’ll become better at your craft.
