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I don't get writer's block as much as I get "writer's laze." Simply, I get lazy. If I'd just sit down and do the work, it'd come.
A trick I use to get writing is the creation of writing habits, or more precisely, writing rituals. My personal rituals involve getting a drink (coffee, iced coffee, beer, lemonade), checking my e-mail and social networking sites (so I'm not tempted to check while writing), and putting on some music. I used to also put on my "writing hat" (a fedora), and promise myself a cigarette when I was done with the day's work. I don't smoke anymore and the hat lost its magic.
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Originally posted by ozmosis7 View PostBest remedy for writer's block is a pick axe to the head. Now if only I could discover a cure for all of those holes! Just kidding. I take tons of notes about ideas, so anytime I get stale, I switch to a fresh topic. When that doesn't work I find a place that makes good dirty martinis. Hic!
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Originally posted by mlouisdixon View PostHow many people here have suffered from writer's block? How many people even believe it's real?
However, I have experience with wanting to write but being unable to generate anything on the page/screen. Doubt, nerves, inability to focus, the creeping horrible feeling it is all a waste of time...all of those get in the way.
Building support networks help a lot. I take writing classes to learn craft but also to interact with other writers. I helped organize two local writing critique groups and I regularly attend two others. Sharing the experience keeps me motivated. The inherent isolation of writing can be counter productive.
Switching up what I am reading also helps. Gardening seems to free my mind to think. So does going to the gym or taking the dog for a long walk.
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i don't believe in writer's block - if an idea is not working, then maybe it's a bad idea - sometimes we just need a boost of creative energy, i believe King talked about needing to read all the time, to constantly stimulate the imagination - so if you're feeling empty, go see some movies, listen to music, watch good tv, and read books by the masters in every possible genre - i think i've read about 30 novels already this year (partly because i do book reviews) and i read tons of short stories - if you write horror, by all means read the masters - King, Straub, Koontz (older stuff), Matheson, Barker, you name it - but also read SF, fantasy, noir, neo-noir, crime, mystery, thrillers, literary, steampunk, even YA - each genre can teach you something
and sometimes you just need to get off the computer and go out into the world - play sports, see a band, ride a bike, experience life since that leaks into your work as well
good luck!
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Originally posted by mlouisdixon View PostMy issue isn't that I can't write so I guess it isn't "writer's block". I must have "rewriter's block".
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In English class (before school was out, obviously) when we were learning poems couplets, sonnets, etc. [Writer's Block] was what everyone talked about. I was always the first one done in my English class. For me writing is easy because I think of all of the things I like; for example when I had to write three couplets my topics were: The Beatles, Bella (My dog), and Stephen King. If you ever have writer's block just relate to things you like.
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