Never before has it been so important to be able to write fluently. Online business requires written content, and lots of it. Your ability to get your written content out there first when news breaks is what will set you apart. However, do you find yourself trapped by writer's block when faced with the flashing cursor of death?
While many problems face the new writer, the worst of all these has no regard for age or experience. It is writer's block. As a writer you have been faithful, you have disregarded the distractions that tempted you, and you have sat down at your desk to write. However, minutes have ticked by and there is absolutely nothing coming out. Your mind almost hums with its own silence.
But what is the cause of all this? Only a few days ago you were overflowing with ideas, couldn't wait to get started. So why are you all of a sudden as dry as the Sahara Desert?
It is a sad but true fact that when you sit down to write and find there is nothing, it is usually because of two things: fear and being drained.
The second of these, being drained, is usually easy enough to fix. You just need to step away from the computer, go for a walk, read something, do some light exercise, and soon enough your imagination will start to fill up again like a freshly turned egg timer. One by one ideas will drop through into your mind, and you will come back and be able to write.
The former of these, fear, is not so easy. First of all, there are so many types of fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of wasting effort, of proving your mother right when she said you should get a real job. Fear of what people will think, or of the moment when everyone realizes that you have been faking it for the past decade. All these prey on your mind and cause the ideas to scurry and hide before you can capture them.
Well banish all of these, for there is one solution to deal with nearly all these problems. It is possible to continue working, to lead a productive and happy writing life. All you need is: someone else to blame!
What would life be like if your success but more importantly your failure was someone else's fault? If you could look the critics in the eye and shrug saying 'Hey, I only work here, they are the ones to blame.'
Too good to be true? Never. It is a time tested practice that has been used for millenia. It is The Muse. A muse is not just some scantily clad woman that you get to sleep with if you are a good boy and get all your writing done. It is the supernatural being that granted you inspiration, or not. So all that was required of you was to sit down and write. Your muse would do all the rest.
You too can capture this freedom and power. All you need to do is find your muse. Don't make it a real person, as that is unfair. However, movie stars work quite well, as of course they want to help you succeed and inspire you. As long as you never actually meet them in person. Divine and mystical beings are also good choices, as they naturally have access to the storehouse of inspiration and would be happy to share it with you for a bit of the recognition.
Take the time to find a muse, give it personality and characteristics you can interact with. But in the end, keep in mind that you have a contract, and all you have to do is turn up and write. They will take care of the critics and your mother. Now go write.
While many problems face the new writer, the worst of all these has no regard for age or experience. It is writer's block. As a writer you have been faithful, you have disregarded the distractions that tempted you, and you have sat down at your desk to write. However, minutes have ticked by and there is absolutely nothing coming out. Your mind almost hums with its own silence.
But what is the cause of all this? Only a few days ago you were overflowing with ideas, couldn't wait to get started. So why are you all of a sudden as dry as the Sahara Desert?
It is a sad but true fact that when you sit down to write and find there is nothing, it is usually because of two things: fear and being drained.
The second of these, being drained, is usually easy enough to fix. You just need to step away from the computer, go for a walk, read something, do some light exercise, and soon enough your imagination will start to fill up again like a freshly turned egg timer. One by one ideas will drop through into your mind, and you will come back and be able to write.
The former of these, fear, is not so easy. First of all, there are so many types of fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of wasting effort, of proving your mother right when she said you should get a real job. Fear of what people will think, or of the moment when everyone realizes that you have been faking it for the past decade. All these prey on your mind and cause the ideas to scurry and hide before you can capture them.
Well banish all of these, for there is one solution to deal with nearly all these problems. It is possible to continue working, to lead a productive and happy writing life. All you need is: someone else to blame!
What would life be like if your success but more importantly your failure was someone else's fault? If you could look the critics in the eye and shrug saying 'Hey, I only work here, they are the ones to blame.'
Too good to be true? Never. It is a time tested practice that has been used for millenia. It is The Muse. A muse is not just some scantily clad woman that you get to sleep with if you are a good boy and get all your writing done. It is the supernatural being that granted you inspiration, or not. So all that was required of you was to sit down and write. Your muse would do all the rest.
You too can capture this freedom and power. All you need to do is find your muse. Don't make it a real person, as that is unfair. However, movie stars work quite well, as of course they want to help you succeed and inspire you. As long as you never actually meet them in person. Divine and mystical beings are also good choices, as they naturally have access to the storehouse of inspiration and would be happy to share it with you for a bit of the recognition.
Take the time to find a muse, give it personality and characteristics you can interact with. But in the end, keep in mind that you have a contract, and all you have to do is turn up and write. They will take care of the critics and your mother. Now go write.
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