Tag: Writer’s Block
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Grab a Drink and Sit Down for a Quick Writing Session Right Now
Daydreaming asks nothing of you. No schedule, no preparation, no outcomes. It drifts in when you’re staring out a window and drifts out when your phone buzzes. Effortless. Undemanding. And, most of the time, forgotten within the hour. What if you could capture more of what your daydreams are trying to tell you? Here’s the…
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A Reliable System for Writers Who Struggle to Deliver on Time
If you have trouble meeting deadlines, you’re reinforcing a stereotype I loathe: “Creative people are flaky.” That statement makes my blood boil. But I understand where it comes from. For professional writers, distractions aren’t always the enemy, they’re often the raw material of insight. The line between productive wandering and plain procrastination gets blurry, and…
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A Five-Phase Writing Workflow That Eliminates Three Common Frustrations
I once asked a room full of writers to name their biggest struggle. The answers poured in, dozens of them, but they all collapsed into the same three complaints: I can’t get started. I can’t stop rambling. I can’t finish. Sound familiar? (If it doesn’t, congratulations, you’re either lying or you don’t write.) Here’s the…