writing help: I’ve got two important essays that have to be finished

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I’ve got two important essays that have to be finished within two weeks, and i’ve been trying to write but I just can’t get anything done.

I just sit at my desk with a pen in my hand for hours, but I can’t seem to gather my thoughts. I feel really stressed about this, and when I’m doing sth else the unfinished essays are always hanging over me like a dark cloud. I’ve had enough sleep and I’ve eaten enough, and yesterday I tried to take a break from my (so-called) writing and paint instead, in order to relax a bit, and I took a walk in the morning, but nothing seems to help. My thoughts are just scattered all over, I can’t concentrate, i can’t really feel motivated even though I know i really have to get all these things done.. and I can’t think of any reasons to this.
So does anyone have any suggestions about what I should do in order to get sth done?

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (2 minutes after post)

what are your essays supposed to be about?

Help me with: Why is it that when you are having a normal wedding (not justice of the peace, or going away) everyone pressures you to do things a certain way?

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1 year ago (2 minutes after post)

what are the essays about?
is it just a subject that you cant get your head around?

sahla 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (14 minutes after post)

The first one is my “world literature assignment”, I’m supposed to compare two novels, focusing on one aspect of them.. The second one is similar, except there we just write about one book and focus on a couple of themes in it. that one shouldn’t be that difficult, but I just can’t get anything down.. and i don’t really know how to structure it.
Normally I get some kind of idea or inspiration after thinking for a while, and then I just start writing, buit now i just can’t think.

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sahla 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (41 minutes after post)

Oh I think i’m actually starting quite early, usually I’m the type to do things the evening before. Perhaps I just work best under pressure… But these assignments are just too important for that.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (7 hours, 21 minutes after post)

Make a lot of charts and graphs to gather your thoughts. Just take concepts, themes, or even words from each book that are important and connect them. You said you like to paint, so if you organize the way you want to approach the subject visually first, it may help you write it down.

sahla 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (20 hours, 21 minutes after post)

Thanks for the advice. :) I think that would be a good way to go about it.

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