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beating writer's block, beliefs, inspiration, lies, mental attitude, mindset, truth, writer's block
I’ve read so many articles and blog posts about writer’s block and how to overcome it. And they all seem to boil down to just a couple of key things:
- Writer’s block is a uniquely personal thing — every writer’s path to climbing out of the deep dark pit will be different from the next person’s.
- Writer’s block is less an actual lack of ability or inspiration and more about your mindset — which means three things: 1) that this sort of block can be found in all areas of life, not just writing; 2) writer’s block can always be conquered; and 3) you have to stop using “writer’s block” as an excuse to not write.
Writer’s block is a mindset.
Oh, don’t get me wrong — writer’s block is still a real thing. Painfully, panic-attack real.
But here’s the catch: It’s only as real as you believe it to be. Continue reading