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Help With Writer’s Block

Since I can never fully repay those artists who helped me on my own journey, this page on dealing with writing blocks is my way of beginning to “pay it forward.”  If something here helps you, I hope someday you will help another artist.

One CAN recover from a horrible bout of writer’s block

Jerrold Mundis’ BREAK WRITER’S BLOCK NOW

Julia Cameron’s THE ARTIST’S WAY-Recovering from severe creative block

Dorothea Brande’s BECOMING A WRITER–helping writers overcome behavioral problems

“Dare to Be Bad,” by Dean Wesley Smith (this link will take you to his website)

Making a Game of Writing Productivity

Submissions block (the cousin of writer’s block) and two books by Ralph Keyes that can help

A pep talk for writers – Brenda Ueland’s IF YOU WANT TO WRITE

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    • Malcolm Gladwell on “The 10,000-Hour Rule” in OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS
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    • Annie Bellet
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    • Backspace: The Writer's Place
    • Citizen Media Law Project's Legal Guide
    • Dear Author (Reviewers)
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    • David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants
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    • Hillary Rettig
    • J. A. Konrath
    • Jennifer Crusie
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