There. I said it. 
But seriously, it does not exist. I know this because writer's block is just another name for Resistance, and you can smash Resistance to a million pieces with nothing more than a few thoughts.
What thoughts? 1) Not writing is not an option. You are on deadline...with yourself. The assignment gets done, the 3,000 words get written. This is not optional. This will happen. You think you're writing at your leisure? Please. This is work! 2) You're not inventing things. You're observing and writing what you see. The people in your science fiction novel? They're real. You're watching them explore the ruins left on a planet by long-dead civilization. You're simply describing what you see, like Marco Polo in the Khan's court.
If you're writing a newspaper or magazine article, even better. Those articles write themselves. You've identified the news, you have the quotes, you're armed with context, and you've found the most interesting detail to lead with. The rest is just dictation!
This works. I know it does, because I use this method. Hopefully it will be helpful to others as well. And if the words haven't sunk in, remind yourself that writing is not some romanticized practice involving muses that alight on your shoulder and deliver divine words to you...writing is work. Like any other kind of work, it doesn't get done until you do it.
Good luck!
But seriously, it does not exist. I know this because writer's block is just another name for Resistance, and you can smash Resistance to a million pieces with nothing more than a few thoughts.
What thoughts? 1) Not writing is not an option. You are on deadline...with yourself. The assignment gets done, the 3,000 words get written. This is not optional. This will happen. You think you're writing at your leisure? Please. This is work! 2) You're not inventing things. You're observing and writing what you see. The people in your science fiction novel? They're real. You're watching them explore the ruins left on a planet by long-dead civilization. You're simply describing what you see, like Marco Polo in the Khan's court.
If you're writing a newspaper or magazine article, even better. Those articles write themselves. You've identified the news, you have the quotes, you're armed with context, and you've found the most interesting detail to lead with. The rest is just dictation!
This works. I know it does, because I use this method. Hopefully it will be helpful to others as well. And if the words haven't sunk in, remind yourself that writing is not some romanticized practice involving muses that alight on your shoulder and deliver divine words to you...writing is work. Like any other kind of work, it doesn't get done until you do it.
Good luck!
