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Do Not Believe in Writer's Block
It is better not to believe in Writer's Block. Just write at least five to seven days a week. It becomes a habit that is hard to break.
It is harder for me NOT to write than to write. I will write about any thing at any time, including Writer's Block.
Sometimes writing is not very much fun. The writer usually works best alone, and she might really want to be with friends - she might even be trying to impress people with her writing, to get some approval for herself because she is lonely; but, alas, they are not around when she is writing, and they might not care to read her work anyway. She must love to write for other reasons in order to continue writing.
The writer might think of writing as indefinite freedom, therefore she might have trouble being her own boss - she might be having Worker's Block! Especially if she has a deadline to fill. Writing is a job: sometimes the writer does not want to go to work, but she does anyway, and once she gets started, it is not so bad, and she gets so interested in the work she forgets that she did not want to come to work in the first place.
A writer might be having difficulty writing because, when she is not feeling 'inspired' to just write something down, guided by her 'genius', she does not know what to do or how to do it. That is what technique is for: a master artist does not produce a masterpiece every day, but she produces something, and, because she has practice, the production is not bad. A great actor does not give an inspired, command performance every night, but her technique or 'Method' alone will get her through a passable performance - and sometimes the audience does not know the difference because of their own subjective judgment.
The main thing is, if you would be a writer: Never Stop Writing.
I, for example, was told to never stop writing when I was a very young man. My submissions were often rejected, but many editors wrote me encouraging letters and asked me for more submissions. I stopped writing because I wanted to dance instead, then I got lonely for dollars and started chasing them. I will not say that was a mistake, but if I had followed the advice of the editors, I would be a top writer today - not even a writer, but an AUTHOR - there is a big difference, because an author is an authority in his field.
And you may never be a great writer or author, but then again you might be - there would be no great writers without those who are less than great. It is up to you to find out, and even if you find yourself in the middle or on the bottom, you will continue to write if you get into the habit of writing and love writing, and that will help you with your 'Day Job."
As for me, I love to write. I never have Writer's Block. I hesitate sometimes, sometimes a single paragraph takes me an hour to write, but then things start to flow. But that might be because I am nuts. So please do not consider the foregoing as sage advice, but as the personal opinions of a writing maniac who does not recommend writing as a career to anyone.
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