Comments on: Tricks To Beat Writer’s Block http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/ Writing for the sheer joy of writing Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:49:13 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: sandycrochet http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-659 sandycrochet Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:02:14 +0000 http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-659 Thought I'd pop in for a visit. I'm out walking off a few pounds. lol don't I wish it worked that way. Anyway, my SIL is a writer and has an interesting blog with writing exercises. I think you'd enjoy visiting her page. http://ignitetowrite.blogspot.com/ be sure and tell her I sent you her way. Good luck with blocks Sandy welcome mats always out, do stop in Thought I’d pop in for a visit. I’m out walking off a few pounds. lol don’t I wish it worked that way.

Anyway, my SIL is a writer and has an interesting blog with writing exercises. I think you’d enjoy visiting her page.

http://ignitetowrite.blogspot.com/ be sure and tell her I sent you her way.

Good luck with blocks
Sandy
welcome mats always out, do stop in

]]> By: crsenter http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-658 crsenter Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:57:40 +0000 http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-658 @ Laurin--Used up is a good way of putting it. Whatever it takes to get back on track, is a good thing. @ shinewriter--thanks hon. @ AW--I've been there. One of those "on the tip of your tongue" type things. Now that's the truest sense of writer's block I've ever heard of. When the word is there but refuses to come out. That's writer's block. @ Laurin–Used up is a good way of putting it. Whatever it takes to get back on track, is a good thing.

@ shinewriter–thanks hon.

@ AW–I’ve been there. One of those “on the tip of your tongue” type things. Now that’s the truest sense of writer’s block I’ve ever heard of. When the word is there but refuses to come out. That’s writer’s block.

]]> By: aw2500 http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-657 aw2500 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:48:44 +0000 http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-657 There was this time...I was writing a technical article and I got stumped on a word. I *knew* there was a word that said exactly the right thing but I couldn't think of it. I looked through dictionaries, reference boo"s, I walked around the building asking everyone if they knew the "word" for what I was describing. Nothing. I went back to my office and sat there throwing spitballs at the ceiling for the rest of the day. I no longer remember what the word was but I must have gotten past the writer's block because I did finish the manual. But ever since then I've had the deepest sympathy for anyone dealing with writer's block! There was this time…I was writing a technical article and I got stumped on a word. I *knew* there was a word that said exactly the right thing but I couldn’t think of it. I looked through dictionaries, reference boo”s, I walked around the building asking everyone if they knew the “word” for what I was describing. Nothing. I went back to my office and sat there throwing spitballs at the ceiling for the rest of the day. I no longer remember what the word was but I must have gotten past the writer’s block because I did finish the manual. But ever since then I’ve had the deepest sympathy for anyone dealing with writer’s block!

]]> By: shinewriter http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-656 shinewriter Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:59:26 +0000 http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-656 Good commonsense advice. Thanx. Good commonsense advice. Thanx.

]]> By: laurin http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-655 laurin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:11:28 +0000 http://creativewriting.today.com/2009/02/23/tricks-to-beat-writers-block/#comment-655 I love your suggestions for overcoming writer's block. Sometimes I find I'm not so much blocked as used up. Taking a day off, endulging in a favorite movie, or taking an Artist's Date (a la Julia Cameron's advice) will frequently refill the creative well. Then I'm back at the writing until the well runs dry again. I love your suggestions for overcoming writer’s block. Sometimes I find I’m not so much blocked as used up. Taking a day off, endulging in a favorite movie, or taking an Artist’s Date (a la Julia Cameron’s advice) will frequently refill the creative well. Then I’m back at the writing until the well runs dry again.

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