Does Your Writer’s Block Rely on a Digital Trance?

April 11, 2011

Is there a real difference between a creative flow state (while writing or engaged in any other creative activity) and being lost in a digital trance (which could include being absorbed by TV, emails, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, shopping, etc.)? For most of us, the digital trance is so close to what we’re really looking for in the flow state, we keep going there, hoping that this time it’ll be all we need without enduring the risk and fear that come with surrendering to the flow. What happens in the brain with addiction and resistance are very different processes. But the search for something that’s almost what you need is remarkably similar. … More Does Your Writer’s Block Rely on a Digital Trance?

Writer’s Trance Available Online

April 7, 2011

I’m not talking about the trance anyone can slip into when they get online, their eyes glaze over and they numb out. I’m talking about the intentional shift of consciousness writers make to enter the half-dreaming, hypnagogic state where the imaginary world becomes as real or more real than “consensual reality,” where images emerge without effort and … More Writer’s Trance Available Online

Announcement: New Coaching Opportunities (to Resolve Writer’s Block)

March 30, 2011

Now that I’ve completed the first draft of Around the Writer’s Block, I can open a few more coaching appointment times to new clients. I enjoy coaching as much as I enjoy drafting (the way you love your kids or pets in different, but equal ways), so I’m delighted to be able to open my … More Announcement: New Coaching Opportunities (to Resolve Writer’s Block)

Want to End Writer’s Block? Stop Feeding the Saboteur!

March 23, 2011

Do you hear the whisper of self-doubt or the roar of criticism whenever you even think about writing? Do you have a collection of excuses and reasons not to write? Do you have other behaviors and beliefs that undermine your writing? That’s the Saboteur at work. But you don’t have to let the Saboteur run … More Want to End Writer’s Block? Stop Feeding the Saboteur!

Pay No Attention to that Writer’s Block Behind the Curtain

March 18, 2011

When the Wizard of Oz says “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” we know that’s exactly what Dorothy, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Man should look at. But paying attention to writer’s block and other forms of resistance is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you have to know what your … More Pay No Attention to that Writer’s Block Behind the Curtain

Mea Culpa and Credit Where Credit Is Due

March 17, 2011

I’d rather get it right the first time, but I’ve finally realized that it is far better to take action and make a mistake (followed by sincere effort to correct the mistake) than to do nothing because I’m afraid of making a mistake. The expectation of perfection is a common source of writing resistance; it’s also impossible to achieve and makes us miserable.

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