writer’s block

Editing Hell

I am there right now. The demons all carry copies of Strunk's Elements of Style, and they're poking me with fountain pens. At this point, I have written something like five different variations on the opening of the Novel, and I still can't seem to get it right. My...

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Breaking through Writer’s Block

I had stalled on the Novel there for a while. I get writer's block the same way I get insomnia - suddenly, viciously, and fleetingly - and while it's annoying, it's nothing I can't get over given a little time.I'd say I get off lightly. The Wikipedia article on...

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