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A WEIRD WAY TO BEAT WRITER’S BLOCK

By: Marcy McKay

I recently visited with a new writer over coffee. She confessed, almost embarrassed, “I’ve written on and off for years. Well, sort of…but, now I’m really trying to get serious about my novel, except I keep quitting. It’s really frustrating. How do you ummm,” she looked away, then back at me again, “How do you fight writer’s block?”

That’s a great question, and the answer is…

You can’t fight it.

That’s the bad news.

The good news is you can still achieve success on the page. You can still write great stories.

Name and Claim Your Writer’s Block

When writer’s block is there, it’s there. It’s like an invisible force field of negativity surrounding your body. Novelist Steven Pressfield calls this internal self-sabotage Resistance.

You want to write, but Fear stops you. It lies and says you’re not good enough, so you hedge, unsure of your talents. Sometimes you can’t break through the anxiety. Other times, you can’t.

When writer’s block stops you in your tracks, don’t try to battle it or pretend it isn’t there.

That’s useless. It’s a waste of time and energy, not to mention make matters worse.

Instead, claim the Fear, lean into the discomfort, and learn to use it to regain your creative mojo.

Gripe On

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Read the full article HERE!

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Happy writing and running, Kathy