How You Can Unlock That Writer's Block

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Every writer faces it at one time or another. Even famous writers have gone through a period when they are facing a mental brick wall. Welcome to the writer's block!

Writer's block is what many writers dread the most. Famous novelist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway was once asked about the most frightening thing he had ever encountered as a writer and he replied: "A blank sheet of paper."

That unquestionably sums up that feeling of angst when it comes to 'putting ink on paper.' 

Bloggers must write to create content for their blogs. Just imagine you want to write and you are facing a blank PC screen, would that be as scary as facing a blank sheet of paper?

Today, it's so much easier to use a desktop computer or a laptop rather than an old beat-up typewriter to write.  If you type something you don't like you can always delete the sentence and rewrite it. You don't waste sheets of paper.

So, how does one unlock that writer's block?

Usually writers can't get started because they try to concentrate too much on the introduction and that bogs them down.

Don't worry too much - or just don't be fussy - start at any point. Just write away in the middle and by the time you come back to the front, you will have a clearer picture of how the introduction will run.

So there. Just don't feel anxious and frustrated. Throw out those negative feelings, be motivated and inspired by whatever that's cooking in your mind. And right away...write!

Another good way to start is to work on the title first. You can come up with several titles, decide which one can wow the reader and the rest of your writing will start to flow. The right title helps to give your writing the 'write direction.'

Let's look at it from another writer's viewpoint about how to unlock that writer's block. Author Jeffrey Deaver has this advice: "I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block."

Here's another quote from American science fiction writer Octavia Butler (I like this one): "You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence."

Finally, here's a little tip from James Thurber: "Don't get it right, just get it written."

So, have you overcome that writer's block and got your mojo working?

“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of

the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to

become visible.”

~ Vladimir Nabakov 

About the author: Freelance writer and web content provider Mark Khoo administrates and edits several niche blogs and websites. He writes for online entrepreneurs and bloggers in general. You can read up more insightful articles on Internet marketing, SEO, the blogging experience and other Internet issues at  The NextPost and Blogging On My Mind.