More Posts tagged with "Writer's Block"
Can You Schedule Your Inspiration To Write?
If you can create inspiration at will, writer's block doesn't stand a chance. Here's how I found mine on a regular basis.
When You Should Talk Your Next Book Instead of Typing It
Seth Godin once said that no one gets talker's block, and he's right. In my experience, my mouth was a better book writing solution than my laptop.
Publishing Lessons From Seth Godin
For the last twenty years, Seth Godin has innovated, pivoted and tinkered with publishing's business model. Here's his latest advice.
NaNoWriMo Update: My Journey to the Finish Line
Last month, I posted here about NaNoWriMo, an annual write-a-thon held in the month of November. Now it's time for me share how I fared on my way to the finish line.
Dive Back Into Writing With NaNoWriMo
Shorthand for National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo started off as kind of “joke challenge” among friends and evolved into a national event where people are tasked with writing a 50,000 word novel during the entire month of November, starting today. Are you up for the challenge?
What to Do When You Get That Not-So-Creative Feeling
When you have any kind of creative deadline breathing down your neck and the mood evades you, don’t meditate yourself into a coma! I have few simple tricks that I use to get back on track.
Want to Get Your Book Done? Get Focused and Get it Done!
In a new game of chess, does the endless possibility of moves paralyze you from moving at all? Or maybe you put tasks off for a day and then let it snowball out of control? Or you're just busy! Forget the reasons... it's holding you back. Just write your book!
Unblocked: Stop Researching & Start Writing
Think of writer’s block like performance procrastination. The writing process is a performance of sorts, where you are trying out words in an attempt to tell a story or share a point. When you are finished, you are confronted with your own work, for better or for worse. Much like the proverbial psychic on the TV show, the process of performing is mentally and often emotionally taxing.