Creative Constipation...

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Writer's block, feelings of artistic inadequacy, second-guessing, crippling self-doubt, anxiety of influence, conviction that it's all been done, omphaloskepsis, finding sudden distractions, flights of fancy, blaming-the-rain, etc., etc., etc.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate this, and I'm going to work through it, but ... fuck! FUCK! The project half-delivered is locked to an outline, and I've got less freedom than I wish. But, frankly, all the freedom in the world wouldn't help. GHAH!

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:26 (twenty-one years ago)

horrible horrible

why are you doing this?

― who's asking? (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just about to post a similar complaint, but about essays. It's crunch time, my brain is broken. I need to write four essays within three weeks and I am getting stumped on every one. how do you work through it!??!??!

― scout (scout), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Basically I have discovered (only recently!) to get over the fear of having a totally stupid idea and develop an idea all the way through to the end, even if it's the worst thing in the world! And the sad thing is - it usually still is the worst thing in the world!

Don't be posting to ILX when you feel like this, jeremy!

― who's asking? (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I hit my page limit for tomorrow. I worked for six hours today, and got seven pages done. Barely. I need to blow-off steam now. Anyway, it's required for work. And I'm committed to a deadline: completed first draft due and registered with the WGA by 4/15. I've never done this before: worked on a deadline for an entirely creative piece. And I've got school, too!

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:29 (twenty-one years ago)

doesn't writer's block usually come from too much freedom, rather than too little?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:35 (twenty-one years ago)

for creative constipation I would prescribe rectal anarchy http://users.tkk.fi/~omertalo/MERZBOW/gbn.jpg

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes? But I think it's easy to get frustrated trying to navigate the strictures of an assignment and strip-away all of the creative aspects until one runs out of initial momentum - say, halfway through - and realizes that each word is agonizing and inspid to write. Also: 'rectal anarchy' is a great band name!

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 04:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I prescribe creative laxatives. Mix them into your brownies. No, I don't mean pot, either.

― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Tuesday, 29 March 2005 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

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