Is It Writer’s Block? Or Over-Thinking?
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:48“Don’t get it right, just get it written.” ~James Thurber, The New Yorker
Awhile back, a guest blogger proclaimed writer’s block a lie. And many of you weighed in for or against this notion. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I have another theory: often what we think is writer’s block is actually our brains over-thinking the project.
I don’t always agree 100% with my guest posters, and in this case, I respect Daryl, but I disagree with his idea that you should love every single project you tackle and if you don’t, that might be why you’re feeling blocked.
Look: if you write for a living, you’re probably going to have to do some projects that don’t excite your inner muse. Unless you’re independently wealthy (or incredibly lucky), there will be times you accept projects because you need the paycheck.
The fabulous Lori Widmer recently published a post about [...]
Original post by SusanEJohnston@gmail.com (Susan Johnston)
