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Here's A Quick Way To Overcome Writer's Block

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Written by Dennis Stokes

Sunday, 06 April 2008

Why is writer's block such a problem and what is it exactly?

by DennisStokes

Why is writer's block such a problem and what is it exactly?

I need to meet a deadline and I sit down and have nothing, I mean nothing to write down!

Do you have this challenge from time to time or even all the time? I don't want this but it just happens and it stops me dead in my tracks! It's that terrifying experience of.....

WRITER'S BLOCK!!!!

Yuck! I sit and think and think and the harder I try the less that comes out to put on that blasted page.

Writer's block can make anyone just want to go mad. You really want to write, but you just can't get it from your mind to the paper. It just gets to be a huge waste of time.

You breathe more shallow as you you stress about the situation you've found yourself in. You can't seem to snap out of it. Pounding your head on the table does nothing more than give you a big bad headache, because the writer's block is still there.

So how does this terrifying inability to write come to pass?

I think one of the reasons is fear. The fear of being able to write something that would be of value. It has to be a masterpiece or you'll have every critic knocking down your door. It could also very well be the fear of writer's block itself.

Writer's block is a condition that can strike anyone at anytime. The pressure is on as you need to deliver on each and every piece you do. All the critics and all the experts....

Here are some great tips you can put into use right now to blast away writer's block forever.

I am here to tell you that WRITER'S BLOCK CAN BE OVERCOME.

Please, remain seated.

[1] Know your topic. Give yourself the preparation and confidence through thorough research. If you know your topic well, the information and vocabulary, you'll most likely have a lot to write about.

[2] Forget about being perfect. Just sit down and write down what comes to mind. You may think this is ridiculous, because you can't think of any thing and that's why you have writer's block. Well I can bet there are thoughts to write down, but you are judging what should go down and what shouldn't. Don't! Just write. Any and every thought in any order, even if it seems silly. You do this and you'll be writing and you'll be surprised at what flows from your head to your hand.

[3] Don't edit while you are writing. This goes hand in hand with the last tip. Just let the thoughts flow without even focusing on any writing structure. Forget the spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc. The idea is to write down your thoughts without any thought to the correctness of it. You can structure it later after you have the thoughts down on paper. Write like you are talking to a friend at a coffee shop. Just having a casual conversation.

[4] Forget about the first sentence. Get rid of writer's block by writing down what comes to mind in any order. You don't have to always start with the beginning. Start at the end if that's all you can think of in your writing. As you get something started, you will activate your mind in a way and the other parts of your article will surface.

[5] Act as if. If you want to be a confident writer without a problem with writer's block, then act as if you are that great writer. There's a lot of power in this state of mind. Just do it and you'll be amazed at what you come up with.

[6] As the old Nike slogan says, "Just do it!" Don't procrastinate any longer. Keep all your information by your side and just start writing. If you don't know what to say, then use the ideas and thoughts of other. Nothings original and thoughts can't be copyrighted. Remember you don't want to copy anyone word for word because thats plagiarism and illegal. You take the thoughts of others and put them into your own words, add to it with your own ideas and experiences and your unique writing style. This then becomes your original work

To summarize, you can get over your writer's block. You might not think your writing is the greatest, but don't let that stop you. There's always those out there that will learn from you and will appreciate what you're writing. The more you write the better you'll get, so just keep going and you will even surprise yourself.

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