Dealing with Writer's Block

Sometimes, when we're writing-- whether it be for business, academic, creative, or personal reasons-- our muse decides to take a vacation. Writing when you're not motivated or inspired can be draining. There are hundreds of resources online that have tools for writing around the "writer's block." But really, the best way to deal with writers block is to bulldoze your way through. Just write. Write nonsense. Write stuff that has nothing to do with your paper, newsletter, memo, or poem. Begin your essay with the sentence, "I really don't want to write about the history of Rome. I really just don't care. Ancient China was equally as formative in history. But instead I have to write about Rome. I wish I was watching The Bachelorette instead."

Obviously, these are not sentences that will make it into your final draft-- but eventually, you'll find that you'll write something useful. It's sort of like the monkey-at-the-typewriter theorem. Having words on paper, even pointless words, is better than nothing at all.

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