Reddit reviews Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance

The book Around the Writer's Block helped me. Basically, the advice was turn writing into a habit (there's more steps to it then that, but that's the end goal) so you don't even have to think about it, you just automatically start doing it.

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The other thing, maybe really think about your mental state, and whether or not you have untreated depression or anxiety, and not just writer's block. There's description online everywhere about the signs of each, and I'd take a peak at those. Neither one is great to leave untreated since it'll just get worse over time, and they'll make writing that much harder.

Yeah, working full time and being creative can be tough. There's always something else to do, and if you spend a glorious hour creating, you end up feeling guilty that you "wasted" that time when you could have been cleaning the house or walking the dog.

I feel your pain. I spent an hour today watching a tutorial and trying (and failing) to draw a nice curved line in a drawing program. It feels like I'm wasting time and accomplishing nothing, even while the objective part of my brain knows I have to learn how to use the tools before doing something truly creative.

I will say this: doing something creative as an adult, while we have a ton of other responsibilities, requires commitment. You have to treat it like an unpaid, part-time job. You have to put time in, consistently. You won't get good messing around for hour hours one day a month, you have to put work in regularly, every few days if not daily, to build skills to get to the point to where you can do the interesting stuff. This quote by Ira Glass sums it up nicely. You will get better, but you HAVE to work at it.

I'm going to do something else kinda unorthodox, I'm going to recommend a book to you. Around the Writer's Block by Roseanne Bane. This isn't some touchy-feely, follow your muse writer's guide, but a book on time management for creative endeavors. It's directed to writing, but the principals are pretty universal. Figure out when you are most creative. Block that time out to do your art. Recharge your creative energy. It gives concrete advice on how to achieve nebulous goals. If you want to make art, and you are prepared to spend time consistently to improve, then this book will tell you how to make that happen efficiently.

Good luck!