Help. What do you do when you have nothing to say, nothing to talk about and therefore nothing to write about? Of course I can chat quite comfortably with my family and friends because we discuss things we have in common or catch up on each others news. But writing a 20 minute blog as part of my course in writing somehow doesn't have the same rules about what I can write about.
There are no official rules about writing a blog, that I know of and please add a link to rules if you know of them in the comment box below. But whilst there are no official rules there are always the 'known' rules in the same way that we know there are certain topics that you should not discuss in polite company or in various situations. I was always taught that it was inappropriate to discuss religion or politics at dinner parties and other gatherings such as the big conference dinners we used to attend with my parents. At home you don't bring up personal family issues with guests and of course you never discuss your (or anyone else's) sex life in any company. I am guessing that these rules may have changed for younger generations.
In addition to not having anything to write about I have also been very tired following a business trip late last week and added this to my list of excuses to not write my blog for a few days. If in doubt do overwhelm. Overwhelm is the brain's way of protecting us from having to take action. Think back to a time when you last did overwhelm and remember what you had to do to take action. What caused me to finally stop doing overwhelm and sit down and write this blog? My mentor and teacher for the writing course. She told me that I had to write for 20 minutes a day even if it was just random words until sentences started to form.
I have heard of writers block and I guess that this is one form of it. Having nothing to say is not the same as having nothing appropriate to say but it still leaves me procrastinating when it comes to writing this blog.
If anyone would like to enter some suggestions for topics about which I could write for 20 minutes for this blog please enter them into the comment box below. I thank you in advance.
In the meanwhile I have managed to complete my 20 minutes and share my total lack of topic and hope that in some way it has served at least one person out there by demonstrating that even when faced with overwhelm the best way to deal with it is to take positive action towards working through the issues and tasks at hand.
until tomorrow for my next 20 minutes
love
Sarah
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