To be successful online and in life you need to be able to write quickly and coherently. The faster you can get content out, the sooner you will have a following, and the greater your success will be. However, writer's block remains one of the largest problems faced by new and experienced writers alike.
While many problems face the new writer, the worst of all these has no regard for age or experience. It is writer's block. As a writer you have been faithful, you have disregarded the distractions that tempted you, and you have sat down at your desk to write. However, minutes have ticked by and there is absolutely nothing coming out. Your mind almost hums with its own silence.
'But why?' You ask the universe. 'Why has this happened to me?' Only recently you were reading about starting your own blog and the ideas were overflowing then. But now that you have hosted your site and are ready to write your first post, why do you feel like a squeaky tap with only dust puffing out?
It usually comes down to two key problems: fear and being drained.
Being drained, dry, empty, is not the large problem that it may seem. You do not need to go out and devour books on the various topics before ever hoping to create another word. Instead, it is like a dripping tap, if you turn away and do other things you come back to find your bucket is full. Go for a walk, get out and get some fresh air, and suddenly you will be struck by a good idea. Let is sit for a while longer and soon it will be joined by another, and then another.
The former of these, fear, is not so easy. First of all, there are so many types of fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of wasting effort, of proving your mother right when she said you should get a real job. Fear of what people will think, or of the moment when everyone realizes that you have been faking it for the past decade. All these prey on your mind and cause the ideas to scurry and hide before you can capture them.
Well banish all of these, for there is one solution to deal with nearly all these problems. It is possible to continue working, to lead a productive and happy writing life. All you need is: someone else to blame!
What would life be like if your success but more importantly your failure was someone else's fault? If you could look the critics in the eye and shrug saying 'Hey, I only work here, they are the ones to blame.'
The answer is ancient wisdom, handed down for generations before being lost. It is the power of The Muse. A muse would give you supernatural inspiration, and allow you to keep working while she handled the hard bits of actually making it good.
You too can capture this freedom and power. All you need to do is find your muse. Don't make it a real person, as that is unfair. However, movie stars work quite well, as of course they want to help you succeed and inspire you. As long as you never actually meet them in person. Divine and mystical beings are also good choices, as they naturally have access to the storehouse of inspiration and would be happy to share it with you for a bit of the recognition.
Take the time to find a muse, give it personality and characteristics you can interact with. But in the end, keep in mind that you have a contract, and all you have to do is turn up and write. They will take care of the critics and your mother. Now go write.
While many problems face the new writer, the worst of all these has no regard for age or experience. It is writer's block. As a writer you have been faithful, you have disregarded the distractions that tempted you, and you have sat down at your desk to write. However, minutes have ticked by and there is absolutely nothing coming out. Your mind almost hums with its own silence.
'But why?' You ask the universe. 'Why has this happened to me?' Only recently you were reading about starting your own blog and the ideas were overflowing then. But now that you have hosted your site and are ready to write your first post, why do you feel like a squeaky tap with only dust puffing out?
It usually comes down to two key problems: fear and being drained.
Being drained, dry, empty, is not the large problem that it may seem. You do not need to go out and devour books on the various topics before ever hoping to create another word. Instead, it is like a dripping tap, if you turn away and do other things you come back to find your bucket is full. Go for a walk, get out and get some fresh air, and suddenly you will be struck by a good idea. Let is sit for a while longer and soon it will be joined by another, and then another.
The former of these, fear, is not so easy. First of all, there are so many types of fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of wasting effort, of proving your mother right when she said you should get a real job. Fear of what people will think, or of the moment when everyone realizes that you have been faking it for the past decade. All these prey on your mind and cause the ideas to scurry and hide before you can capture them.
Well banish all of these, for there is one solution to deal with nearly all these problems. It is possible to continue working, to lead a productive and happy writing life. All you need is: someone else to blame!
What would life be like if your success but more importantly your failure was someone else's fault? If you could look the critics in the eye and shrug saying 'Hey, I only work here, they are the ones to blame.'
The answer is ancient wisdom, handed down for generations before being lost. It is the power of The Muse. A muse would give you supernatural inspiration, and allow you to keep working while she handled the hard bits of actually making it good.
You too can capture this freedom and power. All you need to do is find your muse. Don't make it a real person, as that is unfair. However, movie stars work quite well, as of course they want to help you succeed and inspire you. As long as you never actually meet them in person. Divine and mystical beings are also good choices, as they naturally have access to the storehouse of inspiration and would be happy to share it with you for a bit of the recognition.
Take the time to find a muse, give it personality and characteristics you can interact with. But in the end, keep in mind that you have a contract, and all you have to do is turn up and write. They will take care of the critics and your mother. Now go write.
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