Anyone get writer's block?

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I have not written an article in almost 4 months. I put this down to two factors.

1) Started making some coin on a site and got lazy

2) Lazy got me out of the habit of writing

I'm now trying to write my first 1000 word article (5 to do) for a new "authority site" however I can not get started.

Any tips on how to get out of this hole?

PS I'm not looking for a content writers I do this shit myself make the articles more fun and helps me get to know the niche!
 


In my experience, writer's block is just a term for when I get distracted watching/reading stupid shit when I should be working instead. I use the program Freedom to turn off my Internet connection for 15 minutes, and I'm magically over writer's block. Good luck.
 
Scrub work, Plenty of people native or not willing to do this for you so you can allocate your efforts in other area's that need to be addressed.

Thoughts to clear your head:
#1: Masturbate
#2: Nice Day? Sit outside and enjoy nature for a few, then masturbate.
#3: Exercise, Whatever form it may be, get the blood pumping to that brain again, recommended style -> See #1
#4: Have a nice healthy Snack, then #1
 
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Can you try to tie it to a recent experience? Sometimes you can take a small incident that recently happened, and gain some inspiration to draw from
 
this helps: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/The-War-Art-Through-Creative/dp/0446691437]The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles: Steven Pressfield: 9780446691437: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]
 
goldmercury said:
I have not written an article in almost 4 months. I put this down to two factors.

1) Started making some coin on a site and got lazy

2) Lazy got me out of the habit of writing

I'm now trying to write my first 1000 word article (5 to do) for a new "authority site" however I can not get started.

Any tips on how to get out of this hole?

PS I'm not looking for a content writers I do this shit myself make the articles more fun and helps me get to know the niche!
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Find another article on the same subject, split your desktop so that you can see the article and your word processor, and just rephrase each sentence as you go.

This usually gets me started and shortly afterwards I'm not even refering to the original piece anymore.
 
Quintana - good tip this may help me get back into the swing. That's a +1 for Windows split screen - can't do that shit on my mac air.
 
OP - try doing some writing exercises - free association, stream-of-consciousness. Try keeping it related to the subject of the article you want to write about, and if that doesn't work just write about anything.

It could be you're trying to make the article too good, or you just have rusty writing synapses. In either case, throwing paint on the canvas (so to speak) should help. And remember if you think the article is going to suck, you can always revise it (obvious point, but still)
 
Yeah, I get it at times, but for typing code, not articles. Typing code or sentences is the same shit for me these days though -- both come second hand.

All I do is switch up my environment. Will take my laptop to the local coffee shop, or maybe the park by the lake, maybe a small pub, wherever -- doesn't matter, as long as it's a different environment. Seems to help.
 
I've written millions of words and while I have a team of writers to handle that now, I still face the same motivation problem with school research, papers, etc.

The thing I find most handy is to sit down and just bang out the outline of the article/piece/etc. and then come back to it later.

When I used to write content I would spend the first hour of my day outlining/framing the day's work. Once complete I would take a break to clear my head, and then I would come back to actually write the articles. Since all of the outlining is done, you don't have to slow yourself down or stress yourself with thinking up new material. You just write.

Not sure if this helps, but give it a try!
 
tangy said:
I've written millions of words and while I have a team of writers to handle that now, I still face the same motivation problem with school research, papers, etc.

The thing I find most handy is to sit down and just bang out the outline of the article/piece/etc. and then come back to it later.

When I used to write content I would spend the first hour of my day outlining/framing the day's work. Once complete I would take a break to clear my head, and then I would come back to actually write the articles. Since all of the outlining is done, you don't have to slow yourself down or stress yourself with thinking up new material. You just write.

Not sure if this helps, but give it a try!
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Yep. I find that making outlines of all my articles helps me greatly.

Also keeps the content organized and higher quality work usually results.
 
Here is one tip that helps me:

Break it up into sections, giving each section a header. Every 200-300 words needs direction, and giving it a permanent/temporary header will help you with that.
 
I simply don't allow myself to do anything else other than sit at my work desk quietly until I start writing. I do nothing, or I write...

I call this the boredom technique.

Eventually (5, 10, 15, 20 minutes?) you get so fucking squirmish and bored and uncomfortable that you HAVE to write.

srsly.
 
SnapJacks said:
I simply don't allow myself to do anything else other than sit at my work desk quietly until I start writing. I do nothing, or I write...

I call this the boredom technique.

Eventually (5, 10, 15, 20 minutes?) you get so fucking squirmish and bored and uncomfortable that you HAVE to write.

srsly.
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This assumes that people on this forum have willpower.

I humbly present this thread for consideration on that topic:

http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/158103-masturbation-stop-touching-yourself.html
 
To get over writer's block, do a simple plan and organize a topic. For example if you're going to write about why people need headphones:

1. Rephrase the topic as a working thesis. "People need these new headphones." You can change this up and improve it as you go - it's a starting point.

2. Under your thesis write "because" - skip a line - "because" - skip a line - "because".

3. Now each of your "because" statements will be a selling point or body paragraph. You just finish the statement.

"People need these new headphones...because...the old style of headphones is dangerous." That's your topic sentence for a section or paragraph - gather some data or explain it in a few solid sentences and move on.

"People need these new headphones....because...the balance is outstanding." Spend the paragraph explaining this more fully.

"People need new headphones....because....they look amazing." Explain for a few sentences or paragraphs.

4. Now your rough draft is done. Go back in and clean it up by fixing those stupid planning topic sentences and spiff up the starting point. Add a nice call to action at the bottom.

5. Add subheadings for each "because" that have a nice keyword phrase and you're good to go!
 
Just force yourself to write.

Anything.

Just get shit on paper. Don't edit as you go. In 10 minutes you'll be in the zone.

iNetGrind said:
Scrub work, Plenty of people native or not willing to do this for you so you can allocate your efforts in other area's that need to be addressed.
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Scrub work?

Name one thing in this business that's more valuable than getting people to take action through the written word.

Driving traffic? Worthless if you can't extract the value from it.

Launching a blog? No one gives a fuck if your content is worthless.

This is a content business bro.
 
scottspfd82 said:
Just force yourself to write.

Anything.

Just get shit on paper. Don't edit as you go. In 10 minutes you'll be in the zone.



Scrub work?

Name one thing in this business that's more valuable than getting people to take action through the written word.

Driving traffic? Worthless if you can't extract the value from it.

Launching a blog? No one gives a fuck if your content is worthless.

This is a content business bro.
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It is scrub work, bro. By no means am I saying that content is useless, that's just retarded... My point here is that there are plenty of people out there that do quality work while you yourself focus on other areas that need to be addressed. I guess if you lack cash flow then do it yourself, or perhaps if you only have one project then, sure. :rolleyes:
 
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