[Schumeany]

I posted on the original writer thread about my frustration with the fact that I can never seem to write and work on my weight at the same time. This summer my writing was going beautifully -- on an international thriller I have been working on. Then I decided I needed to be thin. And somehow, in all my renewed energy to work on my physical self, I lost my creative self...and I can't seem to find her again. I open my laptop. I stare at the screen. I dabble with editing...but nothing flows. It is so, well, irritating. The only other time in my life that I can remember not being able to write...something....was following law school. That time, however, I could, at least, identify the problem. I was just "written out" -- wrung dry of words, and I knew that it would get better.

The reason for it this time is proving to be a lot more elusive.

[JulieJ08]

I wonder if it has something to do with losing weight being so much about control and restriction and "should". Not exactly creativity's best friends.

[Ufi]

Does it help to do other creative things instead of writing? Maybe draw some pictures related to your story or make up a song about your story or something like that? I've also found that taking some time by myself and doing something that fills me up creatively helps, like going to a gallery or a performance, something where I'm absorbing someone else's creativity and energy.

Good luck!

[Ufi]

How's it going, writers? Are you writing?