Quick Tip on Beating Writer's Block

Posted by Megan B. Wyatt Aug 23, 2009

Ever stare at a blank page or screen unable to type a word? Sure you have. We all have, even those of us who do not consider ourselves writers.

There are many "secrets" out there to unlocking writer's block, but I don't think there's any magical formula or strategy to it. We must write something, so the only way to help writer's block is to put less pressure on yourself.

So why start with a blank piece of paper or a blank screen, anyway? Think outside the white. Isn't it always easier to pick up work on a paper or project halfway through, once you know where you are going?

If you are beginning something, write anything and everything until you filter your thoughts into your project, but once you've begun, try this tip:

Make yourself stop writing an article, paper, assignment, whatever you're working on, in the middle of a paragraph, sentence or even word.

Odds are, once you begin working on your piece again, you'll naturally want to finish the word, sentence, or paragraph and will continue writing naturally from there, and you won't have had a chance to deal with writer's block.

This is especially useful to those who write often and deal with deadlines. Upon completing one project, article, chapter, whatever, begin a paragraph or two of the next part then stop. Beginning from there next time will be a cinch.