The Writers' Corner

Welcome to “The Writers' Corner,” a new page on
my web site created to assist new and experienced writers!

Readers are encouraged to share comments and questions, which will be reviewed. Some may be
answered on this web page - others by email.

Send your contributions here!

For a list of books that I have written, please click Books.

I have written many articles including newspaper columns and some of my articles and books have won national awards. You can read more about me by clicking My Bio.

Writer’s Block

Many beginning writers suffer from writers block, and sometimes experienced writers do too. Writers block can come in various forms. Some could be physical such as an inability to access your computer (See photo!) but mostly they are emotional or mental. Often beginning writers feel that they can only write when they feel inspired or the mood is right. However, professional writers do not have the luxury of waiting for this to happen.

The best way to overcome writers block and eventually prevent it is very easy, but takes time and practice. Every day, set aside about fifteen minutes to write. It does not matter what you write - but write. Compose something different each day. You can write about the weather, how you feel, even about how you cannot write! Be sure to write during a quiet time. Writing while there is activity going on will not teach you to focus, no matter how good you are at blocking the activity.

Once you get into the habit of writing everyday, you can give yourself assignments and write about a topic of your choosing. This will help you develop the discipline to write what you need to write, rather than what you feel like writing.

The technical aspect of writing, grammar, sentence structure, spelling, form, etc. are not important for this exercise. What is important is to get your ideas on paper.

Happy writing!

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