Writer’s Block looms like a sharp-clawed monster over every writer. A daily discipline—No Day without Lines—is extremely helpful, no matter how many you schedule for a particular day.
Nulla Dies Sine Linea is our mantra, right?
We can overcome a simple refusal to write by maintaining discipline and side projects and our escapes when we’re overwhelmed.
We can defeat Procrastination by overcoming the Twin Fears of Failure and of Judgment. If our worries are failure and judgment, those problems are not with our writing but are inside ourselves. Root them out. Our writing is for us. Improve whatever weaknesses we see. When people point out weaknesses, consider these learning opportunities and keep improving.
We’ve reached the slimy cave of that real Horrible, Terrible Monster than can destroy everything, not just our writing but our hopes and joys.
Type 3 Writer’s Block is Inertia, and Writer’s Inertia kills words and contentment, plans and dreams, grace and well-being.
Yet we can and must defeat Inertia. Here’s how.
TIMINGS
Total Run Time = 16:25
Links to Think like a Pro, original source with other info added:
https://www.amazon.com/Think-like-Pro-Advent-Writers/dp/
Books2Read https://books2read.com/u/4AxWAd
Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. Our podcast is for newbies who want to become writing pros and veterans who are returning to writing after years away.
Our current focus is Defeat Writer’s Block, from host M.A. Lee’s guidebook Think like a Pro: a New Advent for Writers.
Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr
For more links and resources, visit www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com .
Write to us at winkbooks@aol.com.
If you find value in this podcast, please share with your writing friends or write a review. (We’re small beans. We don’t have the advertising budget of the big peeps. You can make a difference.)
3:08 / Figurative Language, part 2 / Enhancements C
3:07 / Figurative Language part 1 / Enhancements B
3: 06 / A ~ Introduction / Enhancements
3:5 / Publish & Promo / Prep to Publish
3:4 / Edit and Correct / Prep for Publication
3:3 / Revision is a Process / Prep for Publication
3:2 / Resolve to Be a Writer
3:1 / Freebie Story Start / ”Godriana‘s Font” by Remi Black
2:76 / Gifts for Writers / Fall Writing Challenge
2:75 /5 Writing Crimes to Avoid / November Writing Challenge
2:74 / November Writing Challenge part 3 /3 Films Every Writer Should Study
2:73 / November Writing Challenge pt 2 / 3 Essential Tools for Writers
2:72 / November Writing Challenge, part 1 / 4 Recommended Books for Writers
2:71 / PrepToBer part 3 / The Write Focus
2:70 / PrepToBer part 2 / 13 Steps for Dancing, part 1
2:69 / PrepToBer I / Fall Writing Challenge
2:68 / Challenges / Fall Writing Challenge
2:67 /Publish-Plus / Discovering Your Novel
2:66 / Harvest = Revision+ / Discovering Your Novel
2:65 / Analysis E / Discovering Your Novel
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Museum of the Missing
Moments In Time And Space
TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY
The War of the Worlds
Just So Stories
The Adventure Zone
Welcome to Night Vale