Comments on: Writer’s block, another theory http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/06/16/writers-block-another-theory/ Terescia's thoughts and such. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Simon Haynes http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/06/16/writers-block-another-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Simon Haynes Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:29:31 +0000 http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/06/16/writers-block-another-theory/#comment-67 I suffer from the same affliction (other things seem more important than writing, I've got plenty of time so why write now, etc.) The only cure is to set yourself a modest deadline and a modest daily target. In my case, I print a daily sheet showing the scenes I have to work on. For example, I might have a target of writing two new scenes a day, so the book will be finished in 3 months. Or I might have to do light edits on 6 scenes per day so the current draft will be finished in 8 days. That's the only way I can get myself moving - to show myself that the book is more important than other things around me. It doesn't always work, but I've yet to miss a deadline. Cheers Simon I suffer from the same affliction (other things seem more important than writing, I’ve got plenty of time so why write now, etc.)

The only cure is to set yourself a modest deadline and a modest daily target. In my case, I print a daily sheet showing the scenes I have to work on. For example, I might have a target of writing two new scenes a day, so the book will be finished in 3 months. Or I might have to do light edits on 6 scenes per day so the current draft will be finished in 8 days.

That’s the only way I can get myself moving – to show myself that the book is more important than other things around me. It doesn’t always work, but I’ve yet to miss a deadline.

Cheers
Simon

]]>