The Myth of Writer's Block
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No one ever gets talker's block. No one wakes up in the morning, discovers he has nothing to say and sits quietly, for days or weeks, until the muse hits, until the moment is right, until all the craziness in his life has died down. Why then, is writer's block endemic?
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The thing about writer’s block is that it’s really just us feeling hesitation about our start. We feel afraid, maybe, because we don’t know what to say or how to say it, and whatever does come out may be something people hate. It may be embarrassing. It may be really bad. The good news is, that’s what editing is for. Writer’s block is basically fea
... See moreWhen it happens, we feel as if we’ve found a secret, peaceful path to the top of Everest. And when we’re not-writing—figuring out what not to put on paper—we feel as if we’re stuck in a storm, doing nothing at base camp. It feels unproductive. You can almost hear your life passing by.
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