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Article: The cause and cure of writers block.
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- May 1, 1989
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The cause and cure of writers' block
It happens to every writer. You sit down--facing a blank sheet of paper or a blank CRT screen...and nothing happens.
For years you have been sitting down to write--and a small miracle took place. Words flowed out of your mind and onto that sheet of paper. Beautiful words. Meaningful words. Words that were packed with emotion and vitality.
Then, quite suddenly, it is gone.
And you begin to choke up. You begin to doubt if you are really a good writer. You start to write and every word looks phony and meaningless and empty. You begin to think that everything you are doing is bad. And you are bad. ...