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Ascend Above Even The Worst Writer’s Block
Five surefire ways to start the flow of words.
Writer’s block is the age old enemy of the wordsmith, and most advice goes about addressing it all wrong.
Worse than strategies that often redirect or disconnect your attempts to put words to paper is that much of the advice out there build up Writer’s Block with a mystical aura, speaking of it’s existence as if it were an evil sentient force bent on traveling the globe, looking to diminish the writing capacities of professionals and hobbyist alike.
When we take a look at Writer’s Block with more logic, it’s far more mundane than all this. Truthfully it’s our anthropomorphizing of what amounts to some simple solutions that gives Writer’s Block all it’s power.
If you’re sick of staring at a blank page or flashing cursor then it’s time to take your power back. To banish the illusion of Writer’s Block from your vocabulary and so remove any sway it has over your ability to wordsmith.
What Writer’s Block Really Is
Put simply, Writer’s Block is a state of mental confusion. This confusion can occur for a wide range of reasons, but regardless of the specific reason all causes of this terminal writer’s disease ultimately boil down to one core symptom — we…
