{"id":192,"date":"2013-05-27T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/dealing-with-the-block\/"},"modified":"2020-11-26T10:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T23:03:55","slug":"dealing-with-the-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2013\/05\/dealing-with-the-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Blogger&#8217;s Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Do you ever suffer from Blogger&#8217;s Block? It&#8217;s not a common thing for me, but when it hits, it hits hard. To the point where my mind looks something like this: [\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ]. Not pretty is it?<\/div>\n<p>There are a few tricks I use when The Block rears its ugly head. One is to simply start writing. About anything.<\/p>\n<p>To whit, the opening line of this post.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, if I&#8217;m working on a book or an article or some other form of writing, I simply switch projects.<\/p>\n<p>Blogging is somehow different. It doesn&#8217;t seem to matter what I distract myself with, the blink-blink-blink of the cursor remains. Perhaps it is because blogging is so personal. If your brain is blank and you&#8217;re essentially writing about yourself, you know you&#8217;ve got problems.<\/p>\n<p>Another trick I try is a good, long walk. This has the benefit of both clearing my mind and shrinking my butt. Walking around the block usually clears The Block.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to be one of those bloggers who has a list of ideas at the ready at all times. But the truth is that I generally sit down with little to no idea of what I&#8217;m going to post that day (unless it&#8217;s a Q&amp;A, of course&#8230; have I ever mentioned how much I love Q&amp;As?). This leaves me to be all footloose and freewheeling on a good day.<\/p>\n<p>And leaves me stuck in quicksand on the bad ones.<\/p>\n<p>Like now.<\/p>\n<p>Time to put my shoes on for a walk&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>How do you deal with Blogger&#8217;s Block? <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever suffer from Blogger&#8217;s Block? It&#8217;s not a common thing for me, but when it hits, it hits hard. To the point where my mind looks something like this: [\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ]. Not pretty is it? There are a few tricks I use when The Block rears its ugly head. 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