Drawing Blanks

Free AI web copilot to create summaries, insights and extended knowledge, download it at here

2277

Abstract

linking black cursor, not knowing what to share. Alas, I conjure up a flurry of thoughts, some too fleeting to even consider. But others do indeed interest me.</p><figure id="b18d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Hhd9bszzUcqlNlfNCPsEdQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@pro321?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">prottoy hassan</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/thinking?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="016c">Should I join the Medium trend of telling people how to write? <i>Probably not since I’m a mere amateur myself. </i>Should I tell a personal story? <i>Probably not, my life isn’t even interesting anyways.</i> Should I talk about the constantly evolving world events? <i>Probably not, I don’t want to start a comment war below this post.</i> Should I explore the entomology of the word “yeet?” <i>Probably not, if I did, there’d certainly be someone telling me to go back to preschool with that kind of vocabulary.</i> Should I try a poem?</p><blockquote id="84c9"><p>I sit and I stare</p></blockquote><blockquote id="d71f"><p>At a canvas so bare</p></blockquote><blockquote id="3305"><p>Trying to think of what to write</p></blockquote><blockquote id="6b66"><p>My screen fills with white</p></blockquote><p id="b378">Yeah Nah, you know what? This isn’t working. So now I’m stuck, with no motivation or inspiration, how will I fulfil my wish for this blog if I can’t even think of what to share on it. I’ve tried everything: from freewriting to binging those blog posts on here titled “How to get rid of writer’s block” and nothing’s worked.</p><figure id="9529"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*PAyquN8Yjln1w3HvTUlGXw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@simmerdownjpg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Jackson Simmer</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/give-up?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="5ba4">I guess this is it then huh? I’ve got nothing. Time to take a break and regroup an

Options

d hopefully by tomorrow I’ve something to share with you guys, unless…</p><p id="057f">Hey, but in all seriousness, If you have an idea or topic you’d like me to explore or talk about leave it in the comments, or if you’re shy like me, feel free to contact me privately and I’ll definitely consider it and who knows, you might get a shout-out in my next Medium post…</p><p id="a0af">Hope you enjoyed this post!</p><p id="8781">If you did, all I ask is for some applause to show your appreciation. A comment too if you wish?</p><p id="a79e">Finally, before I leave you, are you looking for a passionate writer with unique posts to fill your feed? Do these pieces pique your interest?</p><div id="4578" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-joined-medium-b2e0444414a0"> <div> <div> <h2>How I joined Medium</h2> <div><h3>A choice between the couch or a new community</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*HOxS7sx_Eehd6SnH9tKVQw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="be4c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/analysis-home-field-advantage-and-the-away-goals-rule-1e3ec32e5b8"> <div> <div> <h2>ANALYSIS: Home field advantage and the “Away Goals” Rule</h2> <div><h3>With its abolition for this UCL Knockout Stage, let’s take a look at its origins</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Kw0jx8AWIvf7YDkigH_Mcg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ad8e">If you answered “yes,” please consider following me for more posts like these in the future! Want to know more? Click on my profile and go to my “About” section, or feel free to send me a message at any time!</p><p id="00be">Much appreciated,</p><p id="743e"><a href="https://medium.com/@aestheticfutbol">Ning Choi</a></p></article></body>

When you can’t think of what to write, you write about it

I sit here, in front of my computer not knowing what to write. Not a single topic appeals to me at the moment. I sit and I think: what is it that I’m trying to express? And still nothing. Well, I’d be lying if I were to say this was 100% the truth.

I freeze every now and then, thinking. Thinking of the perfect words to convey my message. Perhaps this is what stumps me. Am I thinking too hard? I have 6 drafts sitting there in the void of the internet, ready to be written. I’ve named them and given them a subtitle. I’ve even started one, and made decent progress. 100 words to be exact. But then I stop. I sit, and I stare up to the ceiling where a cool-white shine blasts my eyes. Ok. Maybe that was a bad idea.

After gathering my bearings (but who am I kidding, I’m in the same damn place I was 30 seconds ago), I plonk my head down into my arms, slouched forward in my chair in such a way that my mum would probably yell at me right now for “ruining my posture.” Slowly but surely I’m drifting away into the abyss. Into the silence. Into the darkness. But before I drift away into dreamland, I shoot back up — denying exhaustion the chance to consume me.

So here I am. Sitting in front of a now increasingly annoying, blinking black cursor, not knowing what to share. Alas, I conjure up a flurry of thoughts, some too fleeting to even consider. But others do indeed interest me.

Should I join the Medium trend of telling people how to write? Probably not since I’m a mere amateur myself. Should I tell a personal story? Probably not, my life isn’t even interesting anyways. Should I talk about the constantly evolving world events? Probably not, I don’t want to start a comment war below this post. Should I explore the entomology of the word “yeet?” Probably not, if I did, there’d certainly be someone telling me to go back to preschool with that kind of vocabulary. Should I try a poem?

I sit and I stare

At a canvas so bare

Trying to think of what to write

My screen fills with white

Yeah Nah, you know what? This isn’t working. So now I’m stuck, with no motivation or inspiration, how will I fulfil my wish for this blog if I can’t even think of what to share on it. I’ve tried everything: from freewriting to binging those blog posts on here titled “How to get rid of writer’s block” and nothing’s worked.

I guess this is it then huh? I’ve got nothing. Time to take a break and regroup and hopefully by tomorrow I’ve something to share with you guys, unless…

Hey, but in all seriousness, If you have an idea or topic you’d like me to explore or talk about leave it in the comments, or if you’re shy like me, feel free to contact me privately and I’ll definitely consider it and who knows, you might get a shout-out in my next Medium post…

Hope you enjoyed this post!

If you did, all I ask is for some applause to show your appreciation. A comment too if you wish?

Finally, before I leave you, are you looking for a passionate writer with unique posts to fill your feed? Do these pieces pique your interest?

If you answered “yes,” please consider following me for more posts like these in the future! Want to know more? Click on my profile and go to my “About” section, or feel free to send me a message at any time!

Much appreciated,