Taming Writers Block ~ Part 2

Here are four more versatile block busters:

1. Keep your book (or article) outline right next to the keyboard. The book outline underscores the entire process at hand—the book is not just about that single, obstinate sentence.

2. Write every day! Many people find that the writing flows more smoothly when it’s a daily habit. The one thing of which you’re certain before you roll out of bed in the morning is that you will be writing that day. Ideally, you’ll be adding to the book. But the next method can help prime the word pump.

3. Spend some time with your writer’s journal, either reading over previous entries or jotting down some thoughts about your current project’s joys and stumbling blocks. You can also brainstorm in your journal, exploring subtopics, additional resources, and, if it’s a book, names of possible peer reviewers.

4. Work on several books or articles simultaneously. Try working on two or three writing projects at once. When you feel stuck or stale with one project, switch to another for a while. If you don’t overdo it, each time you change projects, you’ll bring a fresh mind to the writing.
Between the above ideas and the four mentioned in the article below, you now have an effective array of block busters in our writer’s arsenal.

~ Linda