This is for our friend Peter and everyone else that has had it at sometime as they are writing.
What is WRITER'S BLOCK?
Well, I just can't think of a single darn thing to say. Oh well, I'm outta here!
Sound familiar? No! Oh, get real! We've all experienced this phenomenon when we absolutely have to write something, particularly when there is a deadline. I'm talking about . . . . uh, I can't think of what the word is . . . . oh, yes, it's on the tip of my tongue . . . . it's:
WRITER'S BLOCK ! ! ! !
Whew ! I feel better just getting that out of my head and on the page !
Writer's block is the patron demon of the blank page. You may think you know EXACTLY what you're going to write, but as soon as that evil white screen appears before you, your mind suddenly goes completely blank. I'm not just talking about Zen meditation, stare-at-the-wall-until-enlightenment-hits kind of blank.
I'm talking about sweat trickling down the back of your neck, anguish and panic and suffering kind of blank. The tighter the deadline, the worse the anguish of writer's block gets.
Having said that, let me say it again. "The tighter the deadline, the worse the anguish of writer's block gets." Now can you figure out what might possibly be causing this horrible plunge into speechlessness?
The answer is obvious: FEAR ! ! ! ! You are terrified of that blank page. You are terrified you have absolutely nothing to say. You are afraid of the fear of writer's block itself !
It doesn't necessarily matter if you've done a decade of research and all you have to do is string sentences you can repeat in your sleep together into coherent paragraphs. Writer's block can strike anyone at any time. Based in fear, it raises our doubts about our own self-worth, but it's sneaky. It's writer's block, after all, so it doesn't just come and let you know that. No, it makes you feel like an idiot who just had your frontal lobes removed through your sinuses. If you dared to put forth words into the greater world, they would surly come out as gibberish !
Does this sound right. Everything that we go through with writer's block. Well stay tuned. There is more to come tomorrow. There is hope for us all, keep joining us. For now please leave a comment. We love reading them.
copyright Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"
8 comments:
Hi Dan & Deanna,
Very interesting synopsis as to why we have writers block! I am sure that fear applies in a number of situations.
Mine appears to be tied to my creativity...some days I am better at it than other days. The research is done but how do I present it in an intelligent way.
There are days that it just flows without question. Other days the words just do not come out as easily.
So, I will wait until your next post! Thanks for the post!
Pete Baca
The Car Enthusiast Online
I can't wait to for the next one, I am waiting for you to tell us what to do with writer's block. :-)
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Peter, this group of posts is for you. Hope that it is helpful when it is done. We all get this at some time or another.
Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"
Giovanna, thank you for your comments. They are coming up to help us all. Thank you for visiting.
Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"
Hi Dan & Deanna,
Thank you for doing this post for me! I appreciate your thoughtfulness!
Pete Baca
The Car Enthusiast Online
Peter, you are so welcome. We all need this one now and again.
Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"
Hi Deanna and Dan .. writer's block .. I find I have the thoughts at all hours of day and night - and luckily I usually manage to get out what I want to write.
But for everyone else (& me too)perhaps a note book, that has constant jottings in it .. and a constant flow of ideas. I'm more creative when I'm away from the computer (to my surprise I say that!) - though fortunately I find writing quite easy.
I'm making notes all over the place - now I need to type them up and have them ready as a reference source ...
By the way .. do you know of a place (video - eg like Eric's?) - where I can learn Access .. simple 1,2,3 ?? I do hope so!!
Thanks - all the best
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters
Hilary, is that Microsoft Access that you are asking about. If it is then try this link to video professor
http://www.videoprofessor.com/products/videoprofessorproducts.html
They are very good to learn from, it is right on your computer and it teaches you learn.
Thank you also for your other comments. They would work great-the note book and all that you said.
Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"
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