{"id":1385405,"date":"2017-09-06T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1385405"},"modified":"2017-09-05T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T20:27:30","slug":"the-definitive-guide-to-getting-over-your-creative-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/the-definitive-guide-to-getting-over-your-creative-block\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Over Your Creative Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockMAIN1_LargeWide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"394\" \/>We&#8217;ve advised \u00a0about writer&#8217;s block <a href=\"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/2015\/07\/16\/6-creative-writing-exercises-to-smash-your-writers-block\" target=\"_blank\">many a time<\/a>, \u00a0but what of the world&#8217;s non-wordy artists? Painters, musicians, freestyle dancers, doodlers\u2014you, too, likely know that feeling of running low on brain juice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our brilliant \u00a0illustrator, <a href=\"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/tag\/elliana-esquivel\" target=\"_blank\">Elliana Equivel<\/a>, knows the feeling too. Through her experiences, she&#8217;s drawn up \u00a0ten things you should circle back to \u00a0when you&#8217;ve got a paintbrush\/guitar pick\/remix in your hand, but your \u00a0brain is giving you a whole lot of \u00a0nope.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll on, buttercups! (And don&#8217;t forget to check out Elliana&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elesqart\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elesq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"655\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"740\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"611\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"727\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"660\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"767\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"796\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/numberseparators10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/creativeblockillo10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"796\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Have you ever gone through a creative block? What do you do to pull yourself out of it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve advised \u00a0about writer&#8217;s block many a time, \u00a0but what of the world&#8217;s non-wordy artists? Painters, musicians, freestyle dancers, doodlers\u2014you, too, likely know that feeling of running low on brain juice. 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