writer’s block.. writers’ bloc

ok, so it *finally* happened. i ran out of stuff to write about. hindi ko alam kung sobra lang akong busy last week (what with the MoA service, choir practices, lesson plans & quizzes to check, etc.) o talagang wala lang akong maisip.. pero ‘yun. for the first time in more than a year, it happened. i got to experience the writer’s block.

for others, this may not be such a big deal. “e ano kung wala kang maisip isulat? buti ka nga regular na may nase-share. ako di man lang makasulat..” but that’s just it. i’ve been a *regular* contributor. i’m used to being able to write stuff in a matter of minutes. and for writers who are like me, one of the scariest things in the world is a blank piece of paper (or, alternatively, a blank pc screen). one that remains blank, even after several hours of hard thinking.

ironically, kung kailan ako walang naisulat na article, saka naman ako nilalapitan ng mga tao. “uy, gusto ko ‘yung sinulat mo ngayon..” (uhmm.. wala po akong sinulat for this issue..) “‘di ba ikaw si lilbluegurl?” (ahh.. eh.. hindi po ako ‘yun.. iba po ang pseudonym ko, hehe).

so i reread lilbluegurl’s article from last week. true enough, it read like something i would have written, haha. hindi rin siya gumagamit ng capital letters. magkahawig kami ng writing style. naalala ko tuloy ‘yung time na napagkamalan ‘yung ibang tao ang sumulat ng article ko (that’s how i met my ‘soulmate’.. but that’s another story). hmm. masyado na ‘yatang bonded ang mga contributors sa newsletter, kaya napapagpalit-palit na kami ng mga readers! pwede na kaming bumuo ng isang maliit na “club” hehe :)

well, that rekindled an old idea i’ve been toying with. so last sunday, nagtawag kami ng pinakaunang meeting ng writers’ bloc (note, walang “k” sa spelling!). it was an informal gathering of all those who have contributed their sharings/stories to the rivers newsletter. naging magandang opportunity rin ‘yun para makilala namin ang mga mukha sa likod ng mga pangalan (o pseudonyms) ng mga writers.

there are about 26 contributors to the newsletter; although nung sunday, mga 15 lang ang nakapunta sa meeting. masaya, dahil kahit na iba-iba kami ng edad, personality at ministry, nakakapag-bond pa rin kami. after all, we had that one thing in common: our writing :)

we chatted for a while.. talked about the newsletter, our initial difficulties with writing, suggestions for columns, etc. and i found myself rather enjoying the moment :) and *that* in itself was remarkable, haha.. ‘coz i normally do not enjoy meeting new people. pero nung sunday, natuwa ako. ‘coz i was around brothers and sisters who knew about writer’s block and other “scary” stuff :) thank God for them!

so now i have something new to thank the Lord for. and something to write about as well! i hope soon, YOU would share with us your stories.. and choose to join us too :)