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Fancy getting rid of Writer’s Block permanently?

Fancy getting rid of Writer’s Block permanently?

I know what causes "WB", as I've only had it once in ten years

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Spyder Dobrofsky
Jan 02, 2023
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For nearly a decade, I was convinced that those who had “writer’s block” just didn’t want bad enough. A made-up syndrome. An excuse for why they weren’t writing. Why? Because writing is hard. It can totally suck.

Sitting behind your laptop and banging out your morning pages isn’t always rainbows & unicorns. Certain parts of the process are extremely frustrating. Coming up with a fully-fleshed story can keep you up at nights. Plus, there’s the overall sense of dread that you might be writing it all for nothing if it doesn’t sell.

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