《Block in the Road》


 Uncreative

    ¡°You¡¯ll never take me alive!¡± No, that¡¯s too generic.


    ¡°It¡¯s too late! I have the upper hand!¡± Too dramatic. Plus, wasn¡¯t that some sort of line in a Star Wars movie?


    ¡°I escaped you once! I can do it again!¡± Okay, that was terrible.


    What line should a villain have when escaping from the protagonist? What¡¯s a good, powerful line that¡¯s a page turner for a reader? What should a villain even say? How am I supposed to know? I¡¯ve never been a villain.


    Man, writing is tough, and it''s worse when you have a block. It¡¯s easy to come up with ideas in school, but I guess it¡¯s different when a teacher doesn¡¯t give you a starting point. I thought I was good at writing. Actually, I thought I was the best writer in school. Guess I shouldn¡¯t have been so cocky to begin with. This novel I¡¯m trying to write is starting to humble me. Not everyone can write, but the people that can are obviously much more creative than me if they¡¯re worldwide bestselling authors. I thought it would be easy to write something out of my comfort zone since I¡¯m ¡°so good at it¡±, but I¡¯ve learned that it takes time and patience to come up with amazing ideas and put them on paper. Hard to be a successful writer when I can¡¯t stick to one idea. This truly sucks. I should take a break. Maybe a nap will help.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    After I pull myself into bed, I set my alarm for 1:30. In the afternoon. Three hours should be enough for me. As I lay down, I think about the achievements I¡¯ve received from my literature class. Most Creative Writer, Gratitude of Grammar, Phenomenal Words, Outstanding Manuscripts. I was on top of the world. That¡¯s what I thought at least.


    My dream career is in fact to be a famous author. I love to write. Loved it since I was a little boy. It was always fun to create characters, fictional worlds¡ªwhether it be an Earth setting or a made-up planet¡ªand write different genres. I get many ideas from reading multiple books. Of course, I would never plagiarize a story. Far from it. I just invent my own ideas and write what comes to mind, which makes me a pantser. A pantser is basically a writer that pulls ideas out of their ass. It describes me perfectly. Honestly, I¡¯ve been a pantser for years, and my writing style will more than likely never change either. I don¡¯t have time to outline my plots. It just holds back my creativity.


    Despite being in bed, I can¡¯t seem to fall asleep. I must be restless. This happens when I¡¯m frustrated, and right now, I¡¯m beyond frustrated. The frustration comes from lack of ideas, a.k.a writer¡¯s block. I rarely get writer¡¯s block, but when I do, it feels like my brain is constipated. It¡¯s not a good feeling. At all. Why is this happening to me now? I have a story to write, and this writer¡¯s block is hindering my progress to get my novel done by next month. Yes, I set my deadline for a month. I¡¯m normally a fast writer, and I thought it would be easy to get this done. Turns out I was wrong. I need my writer¡¯s block to disappear so I can get back to work. I¡¯m desperate to get rid of it, but I don¡¯t know how. This is irritating.