According to Google, writer's block is the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. For me, writer's block is the time when you cannot transform ideas into lines. In other words, it's when you cannot find a suitable template to put your ideas into. You can type whatever you want—but it's still ugly. "Going for a walk," "reading a book" or "calling a friend" might work, but they won't help when you're choking with deadlines or your client is banging his fists on the table. They're like asking you to try to squeeze blood from a turnip. It's just impossible. In fact, there is a very simple trick you can use to wipe out writer's block. I call it... *Drum roll.* Skimming through articles.
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People sometimes dwell about it while they do not even know where the problem exactly is. Let's say you are writing about "How to Make More 3-Point Shots," and you're stuck with the first paragraph. So, write down: "I need a template for the first paragraph." Do the same thing with the other chunks of your article.
Step #2: Choose a Blog
It can be your favorite magazine, writer or author's blog. It doesn't matter as long as it's prolific and high-quality. As an example, let's take Carol Tice's Make A Living Writing blog. It has over 900 quality articles in a variety of categories.
Step #3: Find Blog Posts in the Same Category of Your Article
After we've chosen Make A Living Writing as our favorite blog. Let's see which blog posts resemble the category (how-to) of our article "How to Make More 3-Point Shots." 1- How to Make Money Blogging: All My Best Tips 2- How to Use Words 3- How to Be Original: 18 Ideas to Jump-Start Your Creativity 4- How to Make Good Money on Freelance Bidding Sites NOTE: The category might be a list of resources, a list of tips, a short story, etc. It should just have the same structure.
Step #4: Pick a Blog Post and Kill Your Writer's
People sometimes dwell about it while they do not even know where the problem exactly is. Let's say you are writing about "How to Make More 3-Point Shots," and you're stuck with the first paragraph. So, write down: "I need a template for the first paragraph." Do the same thing with the other chunks of your article.
Step #2: Choose a Blog
It can be your favorite magazine, writer or author's blog. It doesn't matter as long as it's prolific and high-quality. As an example, let's take Carol Tice's Make A Living Writing blog. It has over 900 quality articles in a variety of categories.
Step #3: Find Blog Posts in the Same Category of Your Article
After we've chosen Make A Living Writing as our favorite blog. Let's see which blog posts resemble the category (how-to) of our article "How to Make More 3-Point Shots." 1- How to Make Money Blogging: All My Best Tips 2- How to Use Words 3- How to Be Original: 18 Ideas to Jump-Start Your Creativity 4- How to Make Good Money on Freelance Bidding Sites NOTE: The category might be a list of resources, a list of tips, a short story, etc. It should just have the same structure.
Step #4: Pick a Blog Post and Kill Your Writer's