We’ve all been there… That moment when you sit at your computer (or even, dare I say it, with that nice new lined notebook with perhaps, an inspiring quote from Maya Angelou on the cover) and nothing pops into your creative hemisphere…
You sit there, with the ‘nothing’ for a while, waiting for the airwaves to clear. You tell yourself that soon, a detail of a funny conversation or an inciting incident will take you, dancing into some meaningful creative waters…? Still nothing?
Do not despair. This ‘ennui’ could be a sign that you are trying too hard.
In my case, ‘having to be funny’ on the page, is usually the kiss of death and the more I try to force it, the less natural my material. Laughter usually happens at a moment of recognition.
