6 (Not So) Silly Writing Tips to Get Words on Paper
So you can finally stop staring at a blank page
Imagine the first writer’s block. I recall a cartoon showing a caveman with a rudimentary stick staring at a large, blank rock.
Today’s equivalent of the blank rock may be a computer screen, and your process may seem like this:
When you sit down to write (and there’s a problem right there; you may not do well sitting down), do you find yourself with a sudden urge to clean out a file drawer? Throw in a load of laundry? Search the internet for ways to clean wine stains out of carpet? Check the refrigerator for the third time? Bake a cake instead?
You have something to say, but what’s holding you back? Let’s look at some simple writing techniques that could change your writing routine dramatically.
In the Groove — or Common Excuses for Eating an Entire Bag of Cheetos
You’re either in the groove for writing, or you are not. Common excuses for not getting words on paper range from “I don’t know where to begin” to “What if my writing sucks?” and “I just don’t have time.”
If you have a story in you — say, your memoir that you’ve been mulling over in your head for a decade, or a bunch of…
