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Creative Cloud: When you feel all of the lack. Lack of creativity, lack of spontaneity, and lack of inspiration. As we all know I have been on a massive blogging kick, typing consistently, sending out my newsletter “The Friday Brief” , and writing like there’s no tomorrow. When I was recently asked when my next blog post was coming out I said the truth. I was in a “creative cloud” . I’m not sure what caused this other than multiple job rejection emails screaming “you’re not good enough”, more health uncertainty after visiting my Endroconologist, or the fact that its practically rained in New York for the past 10 days.
I’ve also fallen off the bandwagon with my morning walks and Pure Barre classes making me feel like an unfit hippopotamus right before summer. I won’t harp on, but writers block is real and quite bloody awful because instead of pen to paper the thoughts circulate and overwhelm your head.
Sometimes the words just don’t come.
You sit down with a cup of English breakfast tea, your laptop propped up, a blank screen begging for words and still… nothing. No spark. No magic. Just a blinking cursor and a brain that suddenly forgets how to form a sentence.
Welcome to writer’s block—the very unappealing part of being a creative.
I used to think writer’s block meant I wasn’t inspired enough. That maybe I wasn’t a real writer if the words didn’t always flow. But honestly? Writer’s block is less about talent and more about resistance. Perfectionism. Self-doubt. That inner critic whispering, “Why bother?”
Here’s what I’ve learned:
The words don’t need to be perfect.
They just need to exist.
Writer’s Block Feels Like:
Starting 8 sentences and deleting all of them
Staring at a blank doc for an hour and calling it “creative incubation”
Thinking every idea you have is boring before it even lands
Comparing yourself to people who somehow post meaningful things every day (how?)
If any of that resonates… you’re not alone.
What Helps (Sometimes):
Honestly I don’t really have the exact answer. Today I’m typing my way through the uncertainty that lingers in my head asking myself if I even want to press the big blue publish button on my browser. But regardless, let’s jump into some ideas:
- Lowering the stakes.
Write like no one’s reading. (Because they aren’t—yet.) Open a blank page and let it be messy. Let it be overwhelmingly awful. Write something you’ll delete later. No pressure, just expression. - Romanticize the process.
Personally I’m not one who can multitask. I need silence, but others thrive in noise. If your the later, you can put on your favorite playlist, light your favorite Baies candle, or just change your environment by writing at a little French café surrounded by the smell of fresh croissants. Sometimes aesthetics trick the brain into showing up. - Everything can be a story
What did you feel this morning? What annoyed you? What made you pause? Real life is gold—chaotic, beautiful, and messy. Write about it all. - Take a break (but make it nourishing)
Not a scroll-until-your fingers are numb break. Go on a walk. Make a little snack. Read a new book. Inspiration lives in moments of stillness. - Admit it (and commit to change)
Just admit that you’re lacking creativity at the moment. You’ll either laugh at how dramatic it sounds, or unlock something that was stuck in your brain.
The Truth?
You don’t need to wait for the muse. You are the muse.
Even when you’re blocked.
Even when your draft feels like a puddle of nothing.
Even when you’d rather reorganize your spice rack than write one more sentence.
You’re still a writer, or a blogger, or a creative.
So open the doc. Jot a thought. Whisper your truth.
And trust that the words will return when you meet them halfway.
