Don’t let festive overindulgence leave you feeling creatively sluggish. Simon Whaley explores how diet can influence our creativity.
There’s no such thing as writer’s block. For those of us in this business of writing, we can’t afford the luxury of writer’s block. That’s what I’ve always told creative writing students and budding writers. But recently, I’ve been hit by a range of health symptoms, including extreme tiredness, memory problems and a brain fog. There were times when I couldn’t think straight, if at all. I’d sit down at my desk and stare at a blank screen, wondering what to do. I didn’t know where to start, or what to write. Then, one thought kept circulating in my mind. After years of denying its existence, could I have writer’s block?