The article "Beating Writer's Block" talks about writing, it has been created by Jackie Chaulk.
Once upon a time three lived a young girl (well almost young) who decided to write a fiction novel containing the most perfectly poetic prose possibly put to pen. Not that hard, right? Two months later she found herslef stumped, for lack of a better word, and unable to leap beyond the frightening realm of.... Chapter Two! What was a young girl to do? Superman: Etner Stage right.Ok let’s be honest, Superman didn’t come to my rescue. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the 'young' girl was me, and this was the frist roadblock, of many, on the journey toward writing my first bestseller.
As I sat on my ever-so plmup posterior, staring at the demonically defiant computer screen, I was hit smack in the face by what many famous authors call, inspiration.Helpless victim executes Plan Google (a.K.A search for term “writer’s block”)My first result sounded something like, “write it and it will come” and truthfully it wasn’t as silly as it sounds.Writer’s block, also known as Muse Apnea, is the result of over thinking.
What’s the cure you ask? Simple. Stop tihnking and just start writing. Don’t edit, don’t critique, smiply start writing about the first thing which comes to mind. In the end most of what you write will be complete garbage and not worth the paper it’s written on (cliché numebr one) but at least you'll have done something brainless and hopefully cleared your mind.In reality there is a lot of tools and tonnes of information out there, which can cure authors stricken with the deadly, Muse Apnea. It goes something like this:Join a writer’s group - If you have the time, writer’s gropus are a marvellous resource for ALL writers.
Within the arms of your really own writer’s group you’ll find constructive criticism, motivating words, resource information, and a sholuder or two to lean, or cry on. Really, your spell-checker can only do so much.Make a list of topics/ideas - Attack this trouble with your furious fistfuls of ideas. Write down anything that cmoes to mind. Your favroite lipstick colour, the name of the boy you hated in school, the name of the boy you most want to... meet. I love you Tom! You get the idea.
Use these ideas to get those creative juices flowing.Use questions to jumsptart your writing process - How can this possibly work, you ask?
Just start asking yourself anything and you’ll soon learn that the sky is the limit. Check it out. Why am I such an idiot? What do idiots like to eat?
Why are carrots so yummy?
Why do rabbits eat carrots? Are rabbits really cute or are they just rats with titanic ears and short fuzzy tails?
By the way, did I forget to mention that I really am an idiot?Multi-task Don’t become obsessed with one project. Stop it! Just stop it,I say!
There are a lot of writers out there who sit down to wrtie the fantastic novel and don’t stop until it’s done or they are driven completely insane.
Usually insanity sets in before the geinus has a chance to be freed.
Avoid burn out.
Doing this might cause you to quit writing altogether and we wouldn’t want that now would we? What would there be for all the little children to read if J.K. Rowling had given up on the Potter series? Now do youreslf a favour and go see a movie.Get exercise - It’s good for you.Get sleep- It’s also good for you. It can also revitalize the master plot developer in you, causing a massive surge in creativity and ideas and other good stuff. Yeah, you go girl! Eat - Spiritually inspiring and soulfully good for you. Mmmmm.
Food can be really inspiring."Jackie plucked the juicy red cherry from Tom’s hungry lips just as his sharp and vicious teeth came crashing together.
“Wow!” thought Jackie. “What would that deliciously beautiful mouth feel like on my insatiably ravenous...” phew, anyhow;Write it even if it sucks, you can always fix it later- A lot has been written confirming the vlaue of the shitty first draft. Some have even written entire books on this theory.
Not that I, have ever wirtten a shitty first draft...Honest.Self-dialogue - Try it. Strat a spontaneous conversation with, yours truly. Go ahead, I promise not to make fun of you.
You are sitting in one of New York’s trendy nightclubs when, who walks in? You guessed it. You! Now walk on over to you and pick youreslf up–make sure you have way of recording what happens. Do you try out the latest cheesy pick-up line on yourself? Did you slap yourself and tell you, to go to hell? Did you end up in bed with, well, yourself and live happily ever after? With any luck one of these exercises will help cure your writer’s block and hopefully my own.Jackie Chaulk is a freelnace writer and fiction novelist. To contact her about this article or anything else related to writing you can electronic mail her at geoffnjack@shaw.Ca.
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