Life Block

I had planned a very in depth blog today. I was going to explore Tarantino's whole Hateful Eight script leak controversy. However, due to circumstances beyond my control, life intervened. So I'm not energized enough to delve into those waters, and give you fine readers the coverage you deserve.

That being said, this brings up a subject that definitely needs exploring for unknown writers who have been unable to turn their dreams into a stable career.

How do you balance your life, and your ambition without going insane?

Still trying to figure out the answer to that confounding riddle. So if you came here for solutions, you've come to the wrong place.

Some folks write to battle stress. I find that writing, simply organizes stress. Writing puts stressful situations in perspective. That's why so many people create blogs like this one. There's an idea, or an emotion they NEED to get out there, if for no other reason but to get it out of their head.

Now as much as I'd love to sound off about my personal woes, this isn't the appropriate place for those kind of sentiments. Maybe in the future, I'll be more forward with that information, but for now I would prefer to examine how a series of stressful situations can impact a writer's storytelling style...

In my experience, it hasn't done shit for me except create writer's block.

Stress stunts me creatively. I wish it could inspire me, like other writers who have overcome adversity. Unfortunately, my imagination doesn't work that way. My creativity needs to be coddled and nourished. Like a needy child. And that's just ridiculous. It makes me feel like I'm not a natural writer.

Why should my brain require the utmost comfort in order to concentrate on my stories? I should be able to write instinctively and effortlessly. Though I suppose that kind of mastery takes years and years of constant persistence.

Every little bit helps, and this blog is no exception.

It's a constant struggle to create fictional worlds while balancing real life. So there's really no point in bitching about it. The world isn't going to stop being an asshole just because I have a screenplay I need to write.

Besides, some people have it a lot worse. And those are the folks that have great stories to tell. Only problem is, most of their lives are so off the wall, that they will never find the time to write their tales for an audience.

And that, my friends, is Life Block in action.