Writer's Block

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  • Writer's block is the inability of the writer to write regardless of proficiency or experience a inevitable have to face the challenge of overcoming it.
  • Writer's block is associated with page fright, fear of the blank sheet, writing without the muse, and the inability to get things started.
  • Positive Self-talk - done when you convince yourself that you can do it.
  • Listing your achievement - remind yourself of what you have accomplish. It is an active way of proving yourself that you can write.
  • Brainstorm - gather your thoughts first by brainstorming the possible minor and major ideas.
  • Divide large tasks - write one part at a time.
  • Concede its existence - do not entertain the feeling of not wanting to write.
  • Read for a break - best ideas come when the mind is rested.
  • Establish a routine - prepare yourself to write when that specific time comes. Having a fixed time and schedule.
  • Show up for work - commit to a time for writing. truth to your commitment and finish what you suppose to write.
  • Cope with badness - do not think what you have written is bad, writing is a process that involves editing and revising until the output becomes good.
  • Reinvent your space - create an environment conducive for writing; change in your environment as you write.
  • Go back to the start - ask yourself the purpose as to why you are writing.
  • Morning pages - it is known as the dumping site of the writer or the draft of the author.
  • Morning pages is a tool where the writer disposes ideas that can get in the way of writing.
  • Ask and record yourself by asking and answering questions that would hopefully help you generate ideas for writing 

    Utilized a reporting device