Writer's block, an owner's guide: Cures for writer’s block
1. When the writing doesn’t come, stay at the desk for the planned number of hours. It’ll come.
2. When the writing doesn’t come, leave the room, take a walk, get into a positive mood. You can write later.
3. Always write in the same place. Just being there triggers your mind to write.
4. Always write in different places: in the coffee shop, on the bus. The variety and the sights trigger your creativity.
5. When you don’t know what to write, write anything. Try this: write for eight minutes about earwax or car batteries. Don’t let your hand stop. Go!
6. When you don’t know what to write, put down the pen, focus on your project, read the last page, carry on.
7. Always write in a quiet room with no chance of distractions.
8. You’ll find music, television or the bustle of a coffee shop are all helpful: they displace the fears and distracting thoughts.
9. Never discuss a project with anyone while it’s taking shape. Any comment at all can stunt its growth. Exposure can crystallize your idea when it should be fluid.
10. Share your developing work with a writer’s group. It gives you a deadline, encouragement and different ideas.
Copyright 2004, David Jung McGarva, Encino and Woodland Hills.
Published on August 17, 2004 at 11:30 pm. Linking to this article? Thank you! The permanent address is http://www.todayiwrite.com/journal/cures-for-writers-block.html
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