This is a good idea from M.L Davis to beat writer’s block.
Good morning wonderful writers, I hope you’ve had a great week.
Mine has been exhausting. I started my new job, and it’s extremely full on and quite a large step out of my comfort zone. I am really enjoying it though! While I get used to my new routine (which includes a four hour round trip daily for the commute), I am not getting quite so much writing time. But this is the weekend, and so I’ve been catching up on writing and studying.
Part of my uni course over the last few weeks has introduced me to freewriting, and I can’t tell you how much it has helped me develop ideas and beat writers block. I want to share it with all of you, in the hope it’ll help you as much.
What is freewriting?
Freewriting is a process that involves taking a word or phrase, and using…
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I’ve said this elsewhere, there is no such thing as writer’s block. The muse is on, 24/7, with or without us. Writer’s block happens when we think we are in control of our stories instead of letting the story tell itself. Free writing, tuned to a channel of the cosmic radio, is the only real writing. Elmore Leonard said you have to hear it in your head, and if you aren’t, get out of your own way. Writer’s block is analogous to a jazz pianist in a trio getting to the solo and stopping, it’s an excuse, not a reality. You gotta blow or go home, so you do it. Writer’s block. Humbug.
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