Writers' Block

I recently went through about three months where I could write nothing coherent. Granted my energy was being sucked into personal life changes but still you would think that these emotional upheavals would be great fodder for songs.

I think the problem was that I was using the same method or style of writing during the stressful times as in calmer times. To put it another way; my writing was not in line with my emotional state.

I decided to go backwards for me and write straight poetry and not songs. To begin, I read poetry, something that I had not done for awhile. Very quickly I was to be able to write some poems (although I make no claims to quality) and soon songs began to come out again.

I am not saying that poetry is a lesser form by any means, but in my life the progression went from poetry to songwriting. I found that by mimicking that progression on a minor scale I was able to break out of my writers’ block.

Date: June 29, 2008 11:02 AM
Mood: Hot and tired