DAY TWENTY-SEVEN - Writing Block II: Electric Boogaloo

I'm finding the inherent irony in "writer's block preventing me to come up with content" actually providing me content quite amusing.

I was thinking more about this business today. I think that getting back to the start is generally a good idea. So, with that in mind... how does one start writing?

I've heard that if one is going to write, one should write about what he or she knows. What do I know? Well... not a lot, that's for sure. I don't think I'm crazy out there but I'm not too "to myself," but even now I still have a hard time telling people even small things like where I go to school or something. I'm not sure if I'd use the word "modest" though because I'm not quite sure I'm all too interesting.

Still, I think my knowledgeable topics would be... games, probably. And generally spelling and how to format papers, syntax... editing... er... exciting, no? 

No?

Looking at the statement with a less literal sense, I can definitely write about my past experiences. I'm an old man so there's probably enough ancient history I could dig up and talk about for the rest of this little challenge. The only problem with that is variety; I don't want this blog to be just about my past. And also me trying to remember anything and everything interesting from the past. 

Like I said: I'm an old, old man.

Eric

DAY TWENTY-SIX - Writing Block

Blogging every day is no easy task.

Well, writing a decent-length entry that stays on topic. I could write about a bunch of random things and keep it insanely short but I want to stray from that.

Part of it, I think, is a combination of working almost every day of the week and all the D&D work I've been doing recently. Both those topics are ripe with blogging subjects but I don't want to constantly talk about Dungeons and Dragons or my work at the restaurant. Even the short story project I wanted to do is D&D related. A little variety would be nice, but damn is it hard to come up with something to write.

I started thinking about ways to deal with writer's block because of this. Going back to the things I've been doing recently, I could use those as stepping stones to other topics. I feel like I've done that a lot recently, so maybe I won't include the "today at work" bit or something; just dive straight into the topic. I could probably try asking a writer or an artist how they get over blocks, too, though I get the feeling the answer would be something along the lines of "find something to inspire you."

So what does inspire me?

Now that's something to think about.


Eric