Writer's Fallout Shelter

Don't be embarrassed or ashamed. What you're experiencing is one of the worst feelings I can think of. It's terrible to want to write and simply not be able to.

Actually, until very recently, I was feeling the same way as you. I've found that little things help a lot. I entered a contest called "15 for 15". Everyday you're given a picture as a prompt and must write for 15 minutes.

It sounds simple, and it really is. 15 minutes seems like a lot at the start, but eventually you get going and suddenly half an hour has passed.

The point is: you just gotta go for it. It's really hard (I know, I'm experiencing it right now), but once you get going you're fine. It's like a bike. You never forget.

Granted, these 15 minutes experiments only get me a couple hundred words, but it's something. It's just like exercising. You can't run for 4 hours straight on the first day, even if once in your life you could. You have to get back into it slowly and gradually.

Hope this helps. And don't worry- it's not terminal.


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"Eat a good breakfast men, for we'll all be dining tonight in hell."
- King Leonidus
the 20th of August 480 B.C.
Battle of Thermopylae