Tag: writersblock
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Drawing a Blank – a poem
“Drawing a Blank”a poem by Jeremy C Kester What to write?A question lingers.As if the words matterMore than intention.Or actionOr thoughtBut maybe all are one.And better to writeTogether to bring themYet words slip byLike mist in my grip.If I could but change themSolidify themEntomb them in ink & fiber.But what to write?If I could but…
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Writing the Excuses 5 – The Other Excuses
In keeping with the suggestion I made for myself in my post, “In The Numbers”, I am going to go over the 4 excuses that Dean Wesley Smith listed in his own article that inspired the aforementioned post. In this post, I’ll go over some extra stuff, excuses that I use as Dean says: “And…
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It Ain’t Easy
Writing is hard. Another morning is passing by as the only accomplishment that can be genuinely claimed is that the seat is warmed. The writer showed up to the job and then sat there… blank. Call it writer’s block or whatever, the fact is that one thing is true: writing is not easy. This isn’t…
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Constipated Writing
Understanding That Thing Called “Writer’s Block” Writer’s block is consistently challenged as not being a real thing. From podcasts to books, there are plenty who argue that what writers call writer’s block is nothing more than a figment of one’s imagination. But what is that thing that the writer is experiencing then? If not writer’s…
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Constipated
Ever have those days where you have to drop a major #2 off at the repository known as the toilet and it simply does not come. You know that discomfort? Think of it in writing now, because that’s where I have been for a while. I’ve gotten much better at understanding what I am feeling…
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