My minimalist, typographically based inspirational posters for writers and posters about editing and rewriting were very popular. It’s been a while, but now it’s time for a third set of posters. These new ones concentrate on the psychological issues many writers have with writing, issues commonly characterised as ‘writer’s block’. You can click on each of the posters about writer’s block for a larger version.
I hope you like them.
Join A Writing Group!
See my article on why you should join a writing group which explains in detail why the best thing any aspiring writer can do to improve their writing is join a writing group. One of the main reasons is that it can help fight writer’s block, because just being with other writers, who understand what being a writer is like, can provide a lot of encouragement.
Worried About What’ll Happen When You Publish?
I’ve written several articles, such as Are You All Talk And No Action?, touching on the disadvantages of outcome-based thinking: worrying about what will happen after you finish writing. Process-based thinking: being in the moment and just enjoying writing for itself, has many advantages. Not looking back, not looking forward, just enjoying yourself writing is the best approach, and this poster sums that up.
Is There Such Thing as Effortless Genius?
In my article on the Amadeus Myth, I argue that the common media-sponsored idea of effortless genius is not based on reality, and causes real artists and writers a lot of problems, including writer’s block and imposter syndrome. One of the arguments of that article is that application is far more important to success than talent:
Having Trouble Finishing?
My article about finishing what you started addressed why many writers get trapped in an endless cycle of abandoning work before it’s complete, and how to break out of that and into a virtuous circle of writing success. It featured this Steve Jobs quote:
Afraid of Criticism?
I’ve written several articles such as dealing with criticism as an author and tips for having your writing critiqued about how fear of criticism is one of the root causes of writer’s block. Those articles give suggestions on how to learn to cope with criticism, suggest that learning from critique is vital to progression as a writer, and abandoning fear of criticism is an important part of writers producing their best work.
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