Re:How to beat writers' block
by Dowwie on Monday March 21, 2016 @07:32AM
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TL;DR excerpts:
- allowing for error—and realizing how nonlinear a process creativity can be—was an essential step for overcoming blocks in writing
- It’s useful to escape from external and internal judgment—by writing, for instance, in a dream diary, which you know will never be read—even if it’s only for a brief period... [your dream] serves as a reminder that, no matter how blocked you may be, you still have the capacity to imagine something new—no matter how small and silly it may seem
- Such escapes allow writers to find comfort in the face of uncertainty; they give writers’ minds the freedom to imagine, even if the things they imagine seem ludicrous, unimportant, and unrelated to any writing project.
- Creative people do a lot of trial and error and rarely know where they are going exactly until they get there
- allowing for error—and realizing how nonlinear a process creativity can be—was an essential step for overcoming blocks in writing
- It’s useful to escape from external and internal judgment—by writing, for instance, in a dream diary, which you know will never be read—even if it’s only for a brief period... [your dream] serves as a reminder that, no matter how blocked you may be, you still have the capacity to imagine something new—no matter how small and silly it may seem
- Such escapes allow writers to find comfort in the face of uncertainty; they give writers’ minds the freedom to imagine, even if the things they imagine seem ludicrous, unimportant, and unrelated to any writing project.
- Creative people do a lot of trial and error and rarely know where they are going exactly until they get there