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Eddie Prentice
Everyone has got something to say about writer's block and everyone has a different way of coping with it. Here are some helpful tips suggested by some of the world's greatest writers. 1.On getting started "The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." —Mark Twain 2.On not beating yourself up "People have writer's block not because they can't write, but because they despair of writing eloquently." —Anna Quindlen 3.On capturing ideas "I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that's only the first step. Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats." —Sue Grafton 4.On thinking of writing as a regular job "If we think of ourselves as labourers, as craftsmen, it's easier to sit down and write. We're just putting words onto the page after all, one beside another, as a bricklayer puts down bricks. At the end of the day, we're just creating things- stories, poems, or plays- only we use vocabulary and grammar instead of bricks and mortar." —Stephen King 5.On just doing it "Planning to write is not writing. Outlining--researching--talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing." —E. L. Doctorow 6.On the tools you need "My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky." —William Faulkner 7.On keeping at it "It is worth mentioning, for future reference, that the creative power which bubbles so pleasantly in beginning a new book quiets down after a time, and one goes on more steadily. Doubts creep in. Then one becomes resigned. Determination not to give in, and the sense of an impending shape keep one at it more than anything." —Virginia Woolf 8.On being brave "And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." — Sylvia Plath 9.On endings Homer: "Marge, is this a happy ending or a sad ending?" Marge: "It's an ending. That's enough." — The Simpsons 10.Just funny "Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." —Gene Fowler When wanting to sit down and write there are a million things that can get in the way, from a ringing phone to a poorly lit desk. One solution might be to find and office space where you can be more productive. In the meantime, try your best to just Stay Calm and Carry On.
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