A different kind of writer's block
Lately, I have been facing a weird kind of writer’s block in terms of creative writing. I can write very good newsletters and articles, but stories and poems have vanished for now. And it’s happening not because of the lack of ideas, but because of lack of feelings. That’s what you get when you combine a little exposure to Indian philosophy and depressing news. Once you have learnt that everything is ephemeral, no moment upsets or excites you deeply enough to write a story about it. And when you hear some dark news and think, ‘I'd rather write something happy and uplifting than hurting the readers with sad realizations’. So you don’t write. Then, there’s this idea of minimalism brought by business writing-don’t put the word on paper unless it serves a purpose. Every sentence you write must lead the reader to take an action. If that is not happening, don’t write. So you begin thinking ‘how could I intelligently embed a call to action in my story?’ And till you find an ans