How to Defeat Writer’s Block and Earn Money From Your Writing
Today I got myself to write 10 times more than I have ever written before and I’ve recently had an article published on the net. This is the story of how I accomplished this amazing feat after suffering years of writer’s block.
I have never considered myself a writer even though I’ve written many poems and articles, most of which have lived on my hard drive for years; that is until I discovered a website that would pay me lifetime royalties on anything I wrote. Just the words “lifetime royalties” were enough to get my attention, and get me uploading one of my articles from my hard drive to their site, immediately. They accepted my article and it has already started earning money for me, now and into the future.
I knew that one article alone would not be enough to earn me a good income; I also new that the articles on my hard drive were not really written with an internet audience in mind. Therefore I would have to start writing new stuff, frequently and prolifically.
The problem was, I had not written for years, I did not know what to write about, and I definitely was not feeling inspired to write about anything whatsoever.
I always thought inspiration had to be there in order to write a good piece and if it wasn’t, then there was no point in beginning to put pen to paper, or rather fingers to keyboard. But that was where I was wrong.
I discovered that I do not need to feel inspired before starting to write. I discovered that inspiration can come after I have started writing.
If you are now asking yourself, “How do I get myself to write when I don’t feel like writing in the first place?” Well, the answer lies in the words, “feel like writing”. Don’t wait till you “feel” like writing; just start writing about anything and everything. It’s about logging your thoughts onto paper or into your word processor, and since thinking is something we do 24 hours a day, all that is necessary is to write down some of those thoughts instead of letting them pass by without noticing them. Do not think about publication at this time. Just put some of your thoughts down onto paper.
- When you see something on TV that you found remarkable, write about it
- When you have an interesting conversation with someone, write about it
- When you have a meal that you really like or really dislike, write about it
- When you feel strong emotion about anything, write about it
This article began in exactly that way. I started to write about anything I felt like writing, I explored my interests, my conversations, the people around me, and I wrote about them. Doing this allowed me to accumulate many pages of my own writing quicker than ever before. Just being interested in that phenomenon, thinking about it and writing down my thoughts about it, gave me the inspiration for this article.
In conclusion, the key to defeating writer’s block, in my opinion, is to first become more aware of the things that interest you and to then write about those things, without publication in mind. Once you start writing you will eventually find that one or more of your pieces of writing has the seed of an idea that could evolve into a successful article and make you a successful writer; one who can also say, “I’ve defeated writer’s block for good.”
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April 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Good suggestions.
April 20th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Good tips. Thanks. One suggestion would be to take a complete break, forget about writing for some time and then resume writing. I have found keeping regular writing habits to be a good idea also.
April 20th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Taking a complete break Rana is an idea I must indulge in more frequently…I don’t take enough breaks. So thank you for reminding me to do so.
April 20th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Thank you, A. Wolfe
April 21st, 2008 at 3:30 pm
ggod one..just yesterdayi wrote how i spent my sunday passing thru bricklane and wat a dream i had! i felt so gud i cud write decently..:-)
April 27th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Wonderful article supports what I try to be a motivator myself and great ideas about writing.Thank you
May 6th, 2008 at 5:45 am
You truly have inspired me to do some writing. I am going to write about conversations I have ,things i do throughout the day and places I go to. Perhaps once I do that i can piece it all together and make a story of it. I think it truly is worth a go anyhow. thank you imaginearea once again for your terrific suggestions.
May 10th, 2008 at 10:05 am
You’ve touched on a valuable writing technique called free writing. This is one of the best methods to get ideas flowing.
Each writer has a process: some do well with structure; others do far better when creativity is given free reign.
The great thing about free writing is that you just jot down whatever comes into your head, without worrying about editing, until later.
Also, you made good points about observation. I observe everything and anything and keep a mental file, which always is a good place to tap for ideas.
May 20th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Thank imaginearea you for the nice article. Great suggestions!
May 20th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Oops! Thank you imaginearea for the nice article. Great suggestions!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
good tips,thanks
January 5th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Useful article thxs for the share.