Solutions For Beginning Writers Experiencing Writer’s Block

For my first act, I’m going to make writer’s block disappear.

Do you ever feel that you sit down to write and have no idea where to start?

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was something you could do to remove that writer’s block, and the amount of writing you could get done would double, triple or more?

With the following tips, you can expect to not only remove the so-called ‘Writer’s Block’, but also produce much more writing than ever before.

Unfortunately, most beginning writers choose to ignore these pieces of advice that I’m about to tell you because they think it won’t make them an artist or because the writing will be generic and without soul.

Beginning Writers See Writing As An Art.

Writing is not an art, it’s a craft. When you realize this, you will be able to produce art. Here are 5 reasons why beginning writers struggle:

• They won’t write daily.

• They won’t capture ideas.

• They won’t follow templates.

• They won’t risk being unoriginal.

• They believe their writing should be perfect from the start.

But, luckily there are solutions to all these problems. I’m going to explain how you can overcome them all.

Here are 3 steps for beginning writers to eliminate writer’s block:

Step 1: Capture Ideas On Your Phone

Capturing ideas when you have them is essential. Most ideas that aren’t written down right away will disappear forever.

I like to keep an Apple Notes widget on my iPhone home screen. The widget takes me directly to the inbox folder of my notes app. It takes all the hassle away of opening the notes app and finding the correct place to store it.

I write down the idea, and then I don’t think about it. It’s kept for later when I have time to work on it.

You will soon find that one idea never comes alone. The moment you start unloading your mind by capturing your ideas outside of your brain, ideas will start to flow. Some will be completely new and original, others will build on other ideas.

If you do this, you will soon have an entire library of ideas to start writing from.

Step 2: Write Daily

Many beginning writers underestimate the importance of a daily writing habit. They think that they need the perfect idea before they start writing.

The problem with this approach is that if you actually get that perfect idea, you won’t have any experience teaching you how to write it out. How to express it.

If you start writing daily, you’ll gain experience. And you’ll quickly realize how much your writing will improve just by the act of writing every day.

You can keep a notebook where you write a page or two every day. Then it’s easy to look back at some of your earlier work and see how much you’ve changed from then to now.

Practising your writing is essential—especially for a beginning writer.

Step 3: Write Anyway And Risk Being Bad

Brandon Sanderson, one of the most prolific fantasy and science fiction writers of our time, also struggles with writer’s block on occasion. His tip is to write anyway.

You can finish what you’re doing and fix it later. If you’re not able to finish, skip to another section and write that.

Sometimes we might be stuck, trying to fix a certain problem and the solution is nowhere to be found.

If you just put something down on paper and you’re willing to risk it being bad, it might turn out to be good. Or you’ll know what to do. Sometimes solutions present themselves when we rule out alternatives.

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We’ll talk soon again. Remember to:

• Capture ideas on your phone.

• Write every day.

• Write anyway and risk being bad.

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