Comments on: Bathtubs, Lightning Bolts, and The Myth of Writer’s Block http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/ Online marketing that works Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:03:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 51 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Burnout — BlogWorld & New Media Expo Blog http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-1016496 51 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Burnout — BlogWorld & New Media Expo Blog Fri, 13 May 2011 04:14:19 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-1016496 [...] Bathtubs, Lightning Bolts, and The Myth of Writer’s Block by Dean Rieck (@DeanRieck) [...] [...] Bathtubs, Lightning Bolts, and The Myth of Writer’s Block by Dean Rieck (@DeanRieck) [...]

]]> By: Beat writers block, 8 blog posts to kill the writer's block myth | Monetize Your Life http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-733293 Beat writers block, 8 blog posts to kill the writer's block myth | Monetize Your Life Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:41:02 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-733293 [...] The Myth of writers block writers block demystified for the more practical amongst us this is a guide to working your way out of the myth [...] [...] The Myth of writers block writers block demystified for the more practical amongst us this is a guide to working your way out of the myth [...]

]]> By: ravi http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-732526 ravi Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:46:31 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-732526 Yes, you have to continually recheck your ideas and find flaws. Test all angles and see to it that you have tested all possible tests. Yes, you have to continually recheck your ideas and find flaws. Test all angles and see to it that you have tested all possible tests.

]]> By: Brad’s Reader » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love 01/02/2009 http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-631016 Brad’s Reader » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love 01/02/2009 Tue, 19 May 2009 00:28:36 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-631016 [...] Bathtubs, lightning bolts, and the Myth of Writer’s Block [...] [...] Bathtubs, lightning bolts, and the Myth of Writer’s Block [...]

]]> By: Weekly Reads: Back to Work Edition | Sententia http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-597673 Weekly Reads: Back to Work Edition | Sententia Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:35:44 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-597673 [...] Bathtubs, Lightening Bolts, and the Myth of Writer’s Block (from Copyblogger). I think I’ve read about a thousand posts, articles and books about how to get past writer’s block (and other creative blocks) by “just doing it”. This is the first one that has gone so far as to call Writer’s Block a myth, though. And I think it’s an accurate description — if we say that we can “get past” writer’s block, we’re still acknowledging that it exists (and thereby giving it power over us). If you instead just get down to work instead of worrying about the block, you’d be much better off. [...] [...] Bathtubs, Lightening Bolts, and the Myth of Writer’s Block (from Copyblogger). I think I’ve read about a thousand posts, articles and books about how to get past writer’s block (and other creative blocks) by “just doing it”. This is the first one that has gone so far as to call Writer’s Block a myth, though. And I think it’s an accurate description — if we say that we can “get past” writer’s block, we’re still acknowledging that it exists (and thereby giving it power over us). If you instead just get down to work instead of worrying about the block, you’d be much better off. [...]

]]> By: PizzaForADream http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-570753 PizzaForADream Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:56:42 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-570753 I keep a list on my Blackberry of every little idea that comes to mind for blogging. Once a week I'll transfer them to my blog as post titles and then pick 1 or 2 that get my juices flowing and begin to write. I keep a list on my Blackberry of every little idea that comes to mind for blogging. Once a week I’ll transfer them to my blog as post titles and then pick 1 or 2 that get my juices flowing and begin to write.

]]> By: Piotr J. http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-566793 Piotr J. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:30:07 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-566793 I do really like # 10 as a way to organize and choose which idea is best (#11). I'm also a fan of #3, talking to others. This one is quite interesting though, because if more people at agencies stayed true to this, you'd think that more account management people be included in creative brainstorming sessions. Maybe it depends on the agency? I do really like # 10 as a way to organize and choose which idea is best (#11). I’m also a fan of #3, talking to others. This one is quite interesting though, because if more people at agencies stayed true to this, you’d think that more account management people be included in creative brainstorming sessions. Maybe it depends on the agency?

]]> By: Iain Broome http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-565877 Iain Broome Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:27:38 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-565877 I recently encouraged writers on my blog to 'abandon their muses' for some of the reasons you outline here. I believe we should try and approach our writing as a process that sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. There's no, as I put it in my post, '...celestial literary overlord hovering above your brain-box, all dressed up like Big Willy Shakespeare, throwing ideas into your head via your ear holes." Basically, don't wait for lightning bolts. Just write. I recently encouraged writers on my blog to ‘abandon their muses’ for some of the reasons you outline here. I believe we should try and approach our writing as a process that sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t.

There’s no, as I put it in my post, ‘…celestial literary overlord hovering above your brain-box, all dressed up like Big Willy Shakespeare, throwing ideas into your head via your ear holes.”

Basically, don’t wait for lightning bolts. Just write.

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]]> By: Dan Massicotte http://www.copyblogger.com/myth-of-writers-block/#comment-564831 Dan Massicotte Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:57:24 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/?p=1973#comment-564831 "Talk to People" is good for human interaction. I would take that section a step further though: for those of us who are a little less sociable, or have an extensive network of friends on the net, you can get a lot of inspiration from blog commenting. That's all I 'm going to say on that. Just try it out. “Talk to People” is good for human interaction. I would take that section a step further though: for those of us who are a little less sociable, or have an extensive network of friends on the net, you can get a lot of inspiration from blog commenting.

That’s all I ‘m going to say on that. Just try it out.

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