I'm in a slump

[Drighton]

yeah.

Programming on my game has pretty much halted for the past two or three weeks. Part of that I could blame on Hurricane Rita, but I'm not sure if I would have done anything even if I didn't have to evacuate.

Problem is, there is nothing really holding me back. I haven't lost interest in my project, and I am pretty busy recently and will be getting even more busy later, but that never really stopped me before.

Perhaps I am burnt out from so much work or simply stressed. Usually I have millions of thoughts proccessing at once, not all of them related, and many concerning my game. Now, its earily quiet beyond what I need to do at that time. Very similar to writer's block, when your just staring at the screen but accomplishing nothing.

Anyone have a similar problem or know how I can get past it quicker. Sometimes these periods of "writer's block" can last me months (I think 6 months is my record).

Please keep the bold statements in mind when replying, because I anticipate questions as to what decision is holding me back or methods relating directly to writer's block.  

[Leon_1990]

Bold Statements? nah, forget them, they aren't my style.

This happens to me alot Drighton, and the only way I ever pass it is to go do something extremely inspiring. Luckily for me though, there is a valley next to my town (the clyde valley...nice place) walking there and seeing the view always manages to get the thoughts going again.

[Linkizcool]

Thats happenening to me with my project. What I do is just start another project and keep switching between them.

[SaiKar]

Happens to me all the time. It's the reason I've been working on m game for 5 years. I like it a lot, but I burn out for a long time.

I don't know a cure. Wish I did. :-/

[Drighton]

Originally posted by Leon_1990
This happens to me alot Drighton, and the only way I ever pass it is to go do something extremely inspiring. Luckily for me though, there is a valley next to my town (the clyde valley...nice place) walking there and seeing the view always manages to get the thoughts going again.

Yes. Inspiration. I should look into this.

Originally posted by Linkizcool
Thats happenening to me with my project. What I do is just start another project and keep switching between them.

Gah! I suppose I could do something like that. Right now I'm just playing old N64 games... :p

Originally posted by SaiKar
Happens to me all the time. It's the reason I've been working on m game for 5 years. I like it a lot, but I burn out for a long time.

I don't know a cure. Wish I did. :-/

Ditto here. I lost count but an educated guess would put my project somewhere around the 4 or 5 year mark.