The Creative Writer

Previously published as For Writers Only by Borders & Time (Saint John, NB), 2001. // An excerpt // Writer's Block // I want to talk about writer's block, but I can't think of anything to say--kidding! / Writer's block is like constipation. But there usually is a cure. I'm sure you know the cure for constipation--jumping on a trampoline. Ha! As for writer's block, however, consider what Lios Duncan says in How to Write and Sell your Personal Experiences: / I have noticed in myself that writer's block most frequently occurs after a time of emotional spending. When I first realised that I had found the man I was going to marry, I could not write. (1979, p. 196) / The first thing to do when you find yourself a victim of writer's block is to accept it for exactly what it is; not the end of the world, but a rejuvenation period. Let yourself rest. Be good to yourself. Call it a vacation. (p. 196)...

• • Author: Dan Lukiv
• • Publisher: Independently Published
• • Publication Date: Nov 08, 2019
• • Number of Pages: 69 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1706574649
• • ISBN-13: 9781706574644