Archive for the 'Writer's block' Category

I guess most people have days when they are really feeling terrible. I do. Too often it seems. If you are one of those people who don’t struggle like this then be truly thankful. You have a life that is indeed truly blessed.
Some days the words just flow almost effortlessly. Some days the ideas for […]

All writers seem to suffer from the affliction known as writer’s block at some stage in their careers. I’ve even written about it myself here.
For a light hearted look at the problem, and some easy solutions try reading the hints in this article:

Shut up and write - written by Eli James on the Novelr blog.

Do you need some help overcoming the dreaded writer’s block?
Normally this affliction does not worry me much, though sometimes I struggle with my writing due to having a B.A.D.D. (Beastly* Awful Diabetic Day). I find that doing something very different often helps, like doing some extra reading, trying to solve the cryptic crossword in the […]

Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger has a group writing project on again this week. He has asked for submissions of lists.
Here is a short list of sixteen super, scintillating, stunning and simply sensational short story starters for writers. Try them. Let me know how they go - and if you get anything published - good […]