A Good Way To Get Over Writers Block

A Good Way To Get Over Writers Block

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Mar 15
Most writers experience the dreaded writer’s block at some point in their careers. Some even have it more often than not. They sit in front of their computer screen for hours and not so much as a single paragraph gets written. What are some good ways to overcome writer’s block?

One technique this writer and many others have used is to put aside that project for a moment and do some creative writing to get your juices flowing again. Without any intention of actually finishing them, you could start a series of suspense books. That’s a great genre, because it’s exciting, engaging and allows you to let your imagination soar.

The trick is to not try to write a great book, just write whatever comes into your head. Pick any object that is in your line of vision – that pile of scrapbooking papers gathering dust in the corner of your bookshelf, for instance, will do just fine.

Now write an opening paragraph using a sheet of that paper as part of the story. ‘It was just another day, ‘ you begin, ‘like any other day, until a single sheet of handmade paper was slipped under the door.’ What was written on that piece of paper? Was it from a debt collector or was it from a secret admirer?

No doubt, that enigmatic note will trigger a thousand fantasies in your head. Great! Keep writing! If the note was from a woman wanting to get together with you for an erotic weekend rendezvous, should you take her at her word or should you be wary? You know you can’t resist, but you also know you’re going to be very careful.

Hopefully, you’ve got your real writing assignment open in front of you. Stop working on your novel and get back to your assignment. Your mind is open to any possibility now, so the ideas should be flowing like mad. Ten minutes ago you couldn’t think of a thing to write. You were supposed to be describing the Giro Ski Helmet, but just couldn’t think of a way to make it sound interesting. Now, however, your character is going to need to have a good ski helmet to protect him in case his romantic interlude turns deadly!

You will be surprised at how well this technique works! If you’re writing somebody’s thesis, you’ll find a way to fit the thesis into your plot. Some of the best thrillers ever written were about technical themes like the chemistry of perfume. Try it! It’s fun and is a guaranteed way to get over writer’s block!

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