ideas to reality

freewrite... just write anything, hell - even copy an article or some song lyrics you have sstuck in your head.

 

hmm ya happens to me too with music and some other things. I've noticed it's because I tend to use rigid or structured creativity as opposed to pure free flowing creativity. Trying too hard typically doesn't help in my experience, so I would try to not force anything. Also, try to get into a different frame of mind if you can or look to your surroundings for inspiration. Talking to people about your ideas or collaborating will also help spawn new paths in your mind. You also mentioned maybe your just burned out. Take a break for awhile and come back to it later, this may help you get a fresh perspective.

 

I know what you mean.. It's hard to explain, but I feel more of an apathy on occasion, almost as if I don't even care to come up with new ideas or approaches to things. I kind of shut down when I'm inundated with stress or demands for a prolonged period of time.

I included some links below to really good sites to look into regarding writer's block. Have you ever played 'exquisite corpse'? It's a dada technique. Cut-up works well, too. Just cut out phrases or words from newspapers and magazines and then arrange them into an idea (your subconscious will help you with this.)

Stream of conscious writing in my opinion, works best though. Write down every thought and perception and sensation, and just go with it wherever. Or try to get into the mindset that no matter where you are, who you're talking to, or what you're doing-- look at everything as a poem. Search for patterns and irony and symbolism in things.

www.languageisavirus.com

http://www.alxvy.org/cutup.html

http://www.everypoet.com/haiku/default.htm

I'm curious to see what you come up with.

 

This web site has some ideas that have helped me:
http://mysite.du.edu/~bkiteley/exercises.html