To break through the block that you’re experiencing, try this simple formula: Write without stopping, no matter what. Stay in the present; perceive, don’t judge. Focus where you want to go. These are the fundamentals of depth freewriting. Write without stopping. Continue moving forward, even if: you don’t know what you want to say you… Continue reading Debunking Writer’s Block: Your Writing Must Be Functional (Part 2)
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Debunking Writer’s Block: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Part 1)
The beliefs underlying writer’s block Writer’s block comes in many forms. The most obvious form is the “total stop” kind of writer’s block where even if you wanted to write something, you just can’t. Writer’s block also takes other, more subtle forms. Sometimes it is merely a palpable constriction in your motivation to write. In… Continue reading Debunking Writer’s Block: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Part 1)
Freewriting Exercise – Learn From Your Writer’s Block
This exercise is broken into a variety of subcomponents that are catered to specific ways of applying freewriting as a means of learning from your writer’s block. Your writer’s block is not quite the same as someone else’s writer’s block. It also might not be as different or as unique as you think. Why learn… Continue reading Freewriting Exercise – Learn From Your Writer’s Block
Use Your Feet to Break Writing Blocks
I like to write in such a way that I am aware of the earth beneath me. I like to feel the richness and groundedness of the body and all that is below. It’s not something I focus on in a way that pulls my attention from my writing, but rather, a faint yet palpable… Continue reading Use Your Feet to Break Writing Blocks
Writer’s Block? Remember That You Have A Body
Hey, check that out — whenever I want to, I can wiggle my fingertips. Wow. Cool! I’m making light of this but it’s funny how often I do actually lose track of the simple fact that I have a body. I am a writer. Yet I’m not just a bodiless mind or a writing machine.… Continue reading Writer’s Block? Remember That You Have A Body