Vermeer's 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'

Writer’s block is a term often use to describe a creative block when they are unsure and lost on how to go about with their writing; it’s not just the inability to continue with their work, but it can also be the inability to produce something creative. Moreover, this term is not isolated to writers only, this creative block can apply to all those who practice the art — artists, composers, choreographers. In this essay, I shall explain a few relatively common causes of writer’s block and the techniques to overcome this creativity block. I will be referring to several sources and to my experience on how I deal with writer’s block.
Not having an idea is a part of writer’s block. However, ideas are not hard to find, they are fairly easy to come by because anything and everything has a potential to become a great piece of work,
An example is ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ written by Tracy Chevalier, she was inspired by a poster of Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ and her explanation about how the idea came into fruition
Now there’s a story worth writing …” I could see all the drama and conflict in the look on her face. Vermeer had done my work for me.”
When writing a story that is within a historical era or revolves around a infamous figure or item, it will require extensive, in-depth research, which allows writers to create something that has a fictional element yet retain a sense of realism that makes the story flow natural. Having said that, researching a topic that interests the writer is inspirational and it gives them a chance to learn something new, applying the knowledge elsewhere when the need