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Ulk. I’m in a crisis… I can’t write. I HATE the term “writer’s block”! It shouldn’t exist. Writing shouldn’t be mandated by feeling or vibe or mood. Being a professional writer means that you’ve succeeded in getting through any barriers that may look like writer’s block, but you’re supposed to LOVE writing SO MUCH that the blockage of any time of writing should be non existant! right! right? … right…
Sigh. Maybe I should call this momentary lapse in writing ability a Writing Lapse. or Writing Hiatus? Writing Vacation? A Penned Holiday? ulk… whatever it is I just haven’t been in the mood to write. But that’s why I’m writing this down now so that in the future when I’m in this Writer’s Rut, I’ll remember what to do to get out of it.
How do I get out of it. Being in this state, I should remember that the best way to get over this glue is to actually write THROUGH IT! Which is exactly what I’m doing now. I should be working on a play that I’ve put away for a couple of months. I’ve basically lost the spark that ignited the play in the first place. I’ve lost the ig handle to my characters. Hmmm… I wonder if any writer has ever created Instagram handles for their characters as a way to personalize them. I’ve actually added photos of the characters on my beat board in Final Draft. I guess that’s one way to get in touch with them. I totally need to do a check-in with them.
In the meantime, let me list down the things that I’ve been up to and what I have coming up…
- 9/23 – Reading of Daryo’s at Capital Stage (Sacramento, CA)
- 10/1 – Reading of a couple of Comedy Sketches with Killing My Lobster (SF, CA)
- 10/5 – Reading of Standing Above Pajaro – The Opera (NYC)
- 10/18 – Reading of the updated version of Daryo’s (Chicago, IL)
- 11/4 – Reading of a NEW PLAY (SF, CA).
eeks… and that NEW PLAY is what I need to work on! Usually having a deadline WORKS. Perhaps I’ve just become numb to the consequences. Like, “meh… I’ll just ask for an extension.” Whoa is the Artist. Nah. That’s bullshit. I miss being in such a groove… maybe a vaca is needed? perhaps. Anywho… this kinda helped. Onward and upward!