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Hi everyone!
I don't know what it is about this time of year, but the loveliest sunsets always seem to be in the fall. I guess it has something to do with how the Earth is tilted with respect to the sun.
Anyway, today's story is not about sunsets but about writer's block. Specifically, it's about why this concept is utterly useless and why you should ban it from your vocabulary and replace it with reporter's block, opinion block, and perfectionist's block.
Enjoy!
3 Types of Block That Keep You From Writing
Writer’s block isn’t one of them
Writer’s block is bullpoop. By that I don’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s not as if I’ve never sat in front of the computer, trying to come up with something to say, and the whole process felt like trying to give birth to a starfish with all its limbs sprawled out.
What I mean is that writer’s block is such a vague concept that it might as well be BS. It’s like going to the doctor and, upon being asked what’s wrong, you reply “my health.” Duh, yeah…
You see, you need to be a little more specific than that if you want a cure. You can’t just sit there whining about “health” and expect your doctor to hand you an appropriate prescription. There are no ointments or pills that can fix “health.” Likewise, if you just whine about some vague “writer’s block,” you…
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