I Have Writer's Block...

I have writer’s block. No easy way to put it. Because I don’t know what to write about I’ll just write about how I don’t know what to write about. I want to write I do, I just don’t have anything I want to write about. As a person, I usually write when I feel some big motivation or I’m inspired to work on a project bigger than myself but I don’t know. Lately, it hasn’t felt that way. I think it’s imposter syndrome. The second I launched this blog my brain finally was forced to admit how writing is my passion and one of my true loves. But now that I have a space for my writing…what do I want to bring to fruition? I’m reading Yellowface right now, and it's forcing me to think about the books I’m working on. About the road to becoming a published author. I feel similarly to an athlete about to start marathon training. Like I know there will be an end to this but the beginning feels overwhelming. All there is are hundreds of miles to pass. I can do that. I am doing that. Will it be interesting for you to read? I don’t know. I said this blog was to feed creativity so I guess freewriting is an exercise in that. Not all pieces of writing or art are going to be good or consumer-ready. Think about it like I am a chef providing you with a dish. I have my style of cooking and the quality depends on how much time and effort I put into it but sometimes you have an off day. Or dish. Or week. I’m not sure what the next article will be about but I strive to be honest through my work. I want to write but I don’t know where to start. I have 2 novels I’m working on. Both are things I’m interested in and have different levels of seriousness, the alien one being complete fiction and fun while the philosophical one is realistic fiction and philosophical (shocker), which I hope will make the writing process easier. I plan to work on them depending on what mood I’m in but I truly don’t know where to start when all I have is an outline. My brain tends to work better when I have more than one task at hand. What can I say, I’m a chronic multitasker. For the blog though, I want to publish short stories. I can do travel stories but I don’t know what my unique take on each city is. I’ve considered doing love letters to each city but I don’t know where to start. That’s probably the hardest part about writing, or creating in general, you need to find somewhere to start and just go for it. The rest will come in time. All I can bring myself to write about right now is how much I don’t feel like writing right now. I love writing though. I want to want to write but sometimes it's hard to find a place to start. So I thought I would write about creativity and finding a place to start. Creativity is a skill and talent but it can be learned. You can learn how to brainstorm ideas and concepts and how to turn your thoughts into art and pieces of writing if you just take the time and patience you need. Creating things is often simpler than we realize.