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Diagnosis and treatment of writer's block

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io9.com occasionally has these writer's notes articles.

Here's one on 10 kinds of writer's block and how to persevere and overcome.


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http://io9.com/5409660/how-do-you-bridg ... your-novel

another article from IO9's writer doctors.

Look at the bottom for more writer's links. Interesting reads, and it never hurts to hear how others have tackled their own stubborn keyboards.
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Re: Diagnosis and treatment of writer's block

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I've found that the best antidote for writer's block is to not believe it exists.
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Karen, I have also found the tactic you mentioned to be helpful, although getting to that point can be the toughest part, at least for me. I've always said "if it doesn't exist, it can't hold me back or bring me down".....too bad it doesn't work for every one of life's problems, huh?
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