You wouldn’t believe the enormous writer’s block I’m battling right now. My brain’s shut down. Maybe to devote its energy to raising my serotonin levels. Seems like every sentence I write is clunky and humorless. So, let me just tell you that I’m walking along oceans, listening to music, and eating healthy. My mind and body (and hormones…you should see my forehead zit) are rebalancing. And I’m going to let them.
Here’s some of the music that’s helping me back on the path:
Make You Feel My Love/Adele
Fluorescent Adolescent/Artic Monkeys
The Rowing Song/Patty Griffin
It was Everything, Everything!/The Horror, The Horror
Let’s Just Laugh/The Lemonheads
Guided By Wire/Neko Case
Bottle It Up/Sara Bareilles
Phantom Limb/The Shins
Wish I Could Forget/The Weepies
All Good Things/The Weepies
Day Too Soon/Sia
Writer’s blocks come and go… it’s good that you are taking care of yourself.
Love the music.
You are so goooooood at music mixing. I should know. I have a Deb CD.
The writer’s block will be gone sooooon. It means you need rest. So rest. And put some Clearasil on the zit, for Pete’s sake. And pick up your room. And empty the dishwasher. And do your homework. And then rest.
And, by the way, what’s up with these zits at my age? Not your age, my age. Why must I have wrinkles and pimples? Does God think she’s being funny? Gosh.
Oh! Oh! Oh! I had an idea (a stolen idea)! I used the Story Spinner. Will that help your writer’s block? But rest first.
Setting for your story:
in a canyon
Starting phrase for your story:
“I remember asking”
Four words you must include in your story:
Uppity
Goose
Ear Plugs
Richard Nixon
You’re a musical mixing genius–I wish I had that type of ability. Instead I just stick with NPR.
what a fabulous mix! i just love peeking into your ipod. :) take heart, this too shall pass. you even your “uninspired” stuff is fun to read.
Sounds like you are doing exactly the right thing – taking care of yourself. Let the ideas start percolating in your mind as you walk and live with them for a while.
Love the music!