Today is day 21 of the month long writing challenge sponsored by Two Writing Teachers.
Oh! What to Write
During the slice of life challenge I try to remain open to finding the slices in my life to write about, but today I found myself coming up with nothing.
I looked at my tickler file – nothing inspiring me there
I looked at the padlets posted from slicers – no ideas for me there either
I looked in my writing notebook – all topics seem drab
What is wrong with me that I can’t write?
Is it writer’s block?
I am not sure I believe there is such a thing, rather there is what I called too much emotional stuff in the way of writing.
That’s what I am experiencing right now.
Stuff so deep and personal that it interferes with much of my thinking, breathing, and living.
How can I write when I am in this state?
How can anyone write when they are in this state?
Just keep the fingers moving I guess – and hope that something will come of it.
Like this post – that took less than 5 minutes just now to type
A post that has given me increased empathy for those students who at times may be experiencing emotional blocks like I am right now.
So maybe I my words have some sort of meaning afterall!
iblessings 
I try to keep a list of writing ideas for those days inspiration just doesn’t come. The struggle is real, though!!!
Oh! This is where I am right now. There is SO MUCH going on at school and I just can’t write about it… but I want to. I’m glad you put this out there. I needed to read it.
I agree. My last few posts have been very much about something very non-meaningful to me because I have a lot of things swirling around in my brain, emotionally. I may not be addressing them in the blog, but writing something is keeping me going. In practice. Moving forward a bit. I think that’s the right step.
That’s why I love doing this challenge. It reminds me of what my students go through. Sometimes the ideas are just illusive!
Completely — and it is still writing. Process over product — for us and for our students!!
Clare
This post resonates with me, too. Some emotional stuff is too private to share on this public forum, even though I know writing about it would probably be cathartic. It can get in the way of a daily writing habit!