Comments on: How can I do I get rid of writer’s block? http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block creative writing questions and answers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:03:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Zyada http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15071 Zyada Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:20:28 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15071 There's a book called "The Artist's Way" that may help with this. The core of the author's method is what she calls the "day pages". The idea is that you write three pages of anything you can think of - doesn't have to be good or cohesive or suspenseful or even interesting. You can write about taking the trash out and how your coffee tastes and on and on. Just as long as you write 3 pages. Sort of a mental dump. I've done this just because, and it really can be refreshing. There’s a book called “The Artist’s Way” that may help with this.

The core of the author’s method is what she calls the “day pages”. The idea is that you write three pages of anything you can think of - doesn’t have to be good or cohesive or suspenseful or even interesting. You can write about taking the trash out and how your coffee tastes and on and on. Just as long as you write 3 pages. Sort of a mental dump.

I’ve done this just because, and it really can be refreshing.

]]> By: djbronco511 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15070 djbronco511 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:21:53 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15070 Try to not start by rereading what you've already written (if you do.) Don't censor yourself just write or type whatever comes into your head, a description of an object, whatever. Let it grow from there. Try to not start by rereading what you’ve already written (if you do.) Don’t censor yourself just write or type whatever comes into your head, a description of an object, whatever. Let it grow from there.

]]> By: c_wag03 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15069 c_wag03 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:31 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15069 Yeah, try to take your mind off of it in anyway you can, like the last person said do something different but fun. Also, you could try just starting by copying the beginning of someone else's work (obviously change that part before publication) then once you get into it let your own mind take over eventually and start writing. Yeah, try to take your mind off of it in anyway you can, like the last person said do something different but fun.

Also, you could try just starting by copying the beginning of someone else’s work (obviously change that part before publication) then once you get into it let your own mind take over eventually and start writing.

]]> By: weslyn http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15068 weslyn Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:26:10 +0000 http://languageisavirus.com/questions/how-can-i-do-i-get-rid-of-writers-block#comment-15068 Go do something fun, but something fun you don't do everyday. Go do something fun, but something fun you don’t do everyday.

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