If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying
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If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying
Or, to put it another way, it should feel like work rather than labor. This criterion was proposed by art critic Dave Hickey, who, after writing about and working among many of the great visual artists of our time, said in an interview, of creative work, “I think that if you don’t like it and it’s not easy, you shouldn’t be doing it … I mean it’s w
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What I’ve found to be true for almost all writers who get to this place is that there’s a particular type of intuition coordinate (character, ending, turning point, stakes, etc.) that’s causing the glitch. Typically, knowing which one drives your orientation will help.
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
people getting creatively blocked because they don’t feel like they’re allowed to write the book they want to write.
Charlie Jane Anders • Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
