< P > M a n y c r e a t i v e t y p e p e o p l e o f t e n h a v e p r o b l e m s g e t t i n g t h e i r c r e a t i v e j u i c e s f l o w i n g , i t i s s a i d t o b e a k n o w n f a c t t h a t w r i t e r s g e t w r i t e r s b l o c k a n d t h e r e i s n o w a y t o g e t o v e r i t . T h e y c a n n o t w r i t e a t h i n g , a s t h e y a r e s t o p p e d d e a d i n t h e i r t r a c k s , u n a b l e t o w r i t e a s i n g l e w o r d . T h e i r m i n d s a n d b o d i e s a r e p a r a l y z e d a n d u n t i l e v e r y t h i n g i s j u s t r i g h t t h e y c a n n o t w r i t e . T h e y b e l i e v e t h a t t h i s i s v e r y r e a l a n d i t p r e v e n t s t h e m f r o m g o i n g t o w o r k o r e v e n w r i t i n g f i c t i o n . O h , o h w h a t c a n t h e y d o ? < / P > < P > W e l l l e t m e t e l l y o u s o m e t h i n g a n y o n e w h o a c t u a l l y b e l i e v e s t h a t w h e t h e r a w r i t e r o r o b s e r v e r o f w r i t e r s i s s i m p l y f u l l o f c r a p . T h e r e i s n o s u c h t h i n g a s a w r i t e r s b l o c k i n f a c t i t i s m e r e l y a n e x c u s e l i k e o u r r e a r e n d s t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s , s o i f y o u c h o o s e t o p l a y t h e w r i t e r s b l o c k e x c u s e , d o n o t e x p e c t a n y e m p a t h y f r o m m e o r a n y o n e w h o k n o w s t h e t r u t h . W r i t e r s b l o c k i s a f a b r i c a t i o n o f w e a k m i n d e d , u n - m o t i v a t e d , s p i n e l e s s h u m a n s , w h o s i m p l y w a n t u s a l l t o f e e l s o r r y f o r t h e m . < / P > < P > W r i t e r s b l o c k i s a s e l f - i n d u c e d p a t t e r n o f b e h a v i o r , w h i c h s t e m s f r o m d o w n t r o d d e n e m o t i o n , t h o u g h t s o f v i c t i m i z a t i o n a n d e m p a t h y s e e k i n g i n d i v i d u a l s c o m i n g f r o m n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n t h e i r o w n n e g a t i v e b i o f e e d b a c k . I n f a c t i t i s a p u r e s i g n o f w e a k n e s s , l a c k o f s t r e n g t h o f c h a r a c t e r a n d d i m i n i s h i n g s e l f c o n f i d e n c e l e v e l a n d i s m o s t l y s e e n i n a l c o h o l i c s , i n s o m n i a c s a n d P r o z a c r i d d e n i n d i v i d u a l s w h o c a n n o t s e e m t o m o v e f o r w a r d e n o u g h t o g e t o u t o f t h e i r o w n w a y . < / P > < P > A n y o n e w h o t e l l s y o u t h e y h a v e w r i t e r s c r a m p i s p r o b a b l y t h e s a m e p e r s o n t o l a z y t o w a s h t h e i r c a r , t a k e o u t t h e t r a s h o r e x e r c i s e t o k e e p t h e i r m i n d a n d b o d y s t r o n g . N o w i f s o m e o n e h a s a h a n g o v e r , j u s t r a n a m a r a t h o n o r t h e i r f i n g e r s a c h e f r o m c l i m b i n g a m o u n t a i n f i l l e d w i t h c a c t u s , w e l l t h e n t h a t i s o n e t h i n g . B u t I f o r o n e a m h a v i n g n o m o r e o f t h e s e b o g u s e x c u s e s f r o m w r i t e r s a b o u t w h y t h e y t h i n k t h e y c a n n o t w r i t e m o r e a r t i c l e s b e c a u s e o f w r i t e r s c r a m p . < / P > < P > T h a n k g o d I a m n o t a w r i t e r , a s I w o u l d h a t e t o h a v e t o u s e s u c h r i d i c u l o u s h o k u m t o e x p l a i n t o t h e w o r l d w h y I w a s s o u n p r o d u c t i v e a n d w e a k . T h i n k o n t h a t , n e x t t i m e y o u c l a i m y o u h a v e w r i t e r s b l o c k , a s i t i s a l l i n y o u r h e a d . < / P >
Author: Lance Winslow
Author Bio:
Lance Winslow
Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?
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A Poet Called Benjamin Zephaniah
On 7th Sept. 2003 my cousin, Michael Powell, died whilst in police custody after members of our own family called for assistance. The family are seeking answers to the questions surrounding his death through the legal process.
