I Don’t Know What To Write

I am a better writer on a deadline. Plain and simple, when the clock is ticking and there is no other option than to write, ideas just seem to flow through my mind into my fingers and my thoughts appear on my computer screen as a beautiful, well-crafted essay. On the contrary, when I have all the time in the world to write my essay, I never seem to think of anything to write about. I can sit for hours on end just to come up with the initial idea to begin writing my masterpiece. When time is no issue and there are endless opportunities for story direction and all the different ways to present them, I know I’ll be sitting for a while, but I don’t know why. Free time also allows us to acknowledge the possibility of overthinking and getting stuck with not knowing what to write about, a concept known as Writer’s Block.

What is the cause of writer’s block and how can we avoid it in order to write quickly and more efficiently? According to the article “Blocked”, written by an anonymous author in the New Yorker magazine, writer’s block is caused by the pressures that writers are faced with. The article was published in a section of the magazine named “A Critic at Large”, this section is where authors write “Cultural essays and reviews examining television, books, theatre, movies, and music.” The article stresses the point that writers are put under stress and are pressured to masterpieces all the time…