Writers block?

Question

senior farewell speech. i just dont know what to say here is my quote.

What you have once enjoyed, you will never lose; all that we love deeply becomes a part of us

Answer 1

That sounds lovely.

Answer 2

You do not have writer's block. Writer's block comes after a great outpouring of creativity, like the completion of a novel or a memoir. Frank McCourt who wrote "Angela's Ashes," said, "Writer's block is an American invention. It's bull$hit."

Anyway, here's part of the problem. Because of the way we learn to write in school, we expect things like speeches will just flow out of us, ready to deliver, like a pizza out of the oven.

This is not true.

You need to work on this.

Get a tablet and at the top of the page, write your beautiful quote. Then make a list of all the words that come to mind when you read it. Include phrases and sentences or partial sentences.

The theme is experience and memory, right?

So use the words on the list you created to write about the senior experience. Highlight a few memorable events that everyone can appreciate. (Stay away from inside jokes and things only small cliques will "get.")

Then move in a bit about how you all will remember these things in the future and how it is they become a part of you.

Think about why senior year is such a big deal.  Why is it that people remember their senior year even 50 years down the road?

Just a few thoughts. You can do this. Absolutely. Just pick up the pen and put it to paper. That's the hardest part: getting started.

Email if you need help along the way.