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5 Effective Tips on How To Overcome Writer’s Block

Most writers will have trouble with writer’s block at some point in their lives. The probable reasons for writer’s block are a mixed bag of emotions: worry, stress, a pending change in your life, the conclusion of a project, the beginning of a new one. Typically at the root of it are two foundations: fear and frustration about something.
Fortunately, there are ways to overcome writer’s block and to permanently break the writer’s block habit.

Tip #1 SCHEDULE IT AND YOUR MIND WILL SHOW UP
Implement a writing routine. Just schedule your writing session like its a meeting. Make it at a time you usually feel the most relaxed and creative. Be disciplined, and show up to write. Even though nothing may come to your mind right away – write anyway. Just keep your pen moving. When your body shows up to the page, your mind will click in eventually also. You are far better off throwing an inferior product in the trash bin than to write nothing at all.

Tip #2 ROME WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY – AND NEITHER WILL YOUR BOOK BE
Some successful writers only write 500 words at a sitting. Then they stop. Even though it’s only about a page, you’ll be surprised how quickly the material combines together into a finished product – and is often of a higher quality. Also, you may notice that 500 words becomes 1000 and then 2000 in a single sitting. The transition will only be noticeable in hindsight. You are removing the mental “dread” of writing. Just like cleaning a kitchen, the hardest part is just getting started. You’ll then find your groove, and the output quantity will increase on its own. An object in motion tends to …. (well, you know the rest.)

Tip #3 LEARN TO BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND AND COACH
Learn to love yourself, not beat up yourself. Writers can be so incredibly hard on themselves that their internal whippings zap the creative juice right out. Don’t do that. Be patient and allow yourself time to find your connection to the material at hand. All it may take is one moment of inspiration, and then you are off and running. Dig deeper and ask yourself that power question – “what about this subject interests me the most?” Connect with that, and then let your pen channel it onto the paper.

Tip #4 TAKE A BREAK AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PROJECT
After working hard and producing, your inner child needs some time to play. This is your reward time. Whether we are 75 or 7 years old, it is instinctual to want to cut loose after a period of intense focus and concentrated output. Play some music, flip through your favorite magazine, go see a movie, have lunch with a dear friend, or even make love to your spouse. You need to keep your passions alive, and it’s your next writing project that will benefit from this “time off”.

Tip #5 SWEAT IT OUT
Writer’s block is in essence a form of constipation. Whatever is inside you that you want to move, won’t. Exercise can not only release stress effectively, but can completely shift your mindset. Often the writer who sits down after some sweaty exercise will be beaming with new energy and thoughts flowing. The hardest part may just be having your pen keep up…and in the writing business, THAT is an excellent problem to have. It also means bye bye writer’s block.