Writing
Getting over writer's block
The inner critic, the voice that says you can't do it, or I'll bet you can't do it again, sends more writers out to buy grapefruit or clean toilets, or take out the trash, or do ANYTHING but write.
Writer's block is a symptom of perfectionism. Here are a few tricks for getting over writer's block.
1 Lower your expectations
The poet, William Stafford, when asked if it was true that he wrote a
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Business of Writing (Other)
- How to conduct an interview for an article
- Intellectual property and Fair Use provisions
- Small press and self publishing: How to get your book reviewed
- Article writing: Copyright and usage terms explained
- How to get the most benefit out of fiction-writing seminars, conferences and workshops
- How to tackle investigation writing effectively
- Does selling used textbooks hurt authors and publishers?
Citizen Journalism
- Effects of citizen journalism on mainstream media
- A review of best practices in multimedia journalism
- The influence of citizen journalism on US elections
- Are online citizen journalists free of traditional restraints?
- How to develop ideas for follow-up stories
- An introduction to link journalism
- Citizen journalism: Geographically unbiased writing practices
Writing (Other)
- How to teach teen journalists
- Writing with a word processor
- How to compassionately interview victims of traumatic events
- Writing concepts: Exposition and the exposition dump
- Is it important to know how to spell?
- Longest word typed with only the left hand
- Tips for writing a literary analysis
Writing Jobs
- How to find freelance copy editing jobs
- What to look for in a freelance copyeditor
- How to make a living as a freelance copy editor
- Mistakes new magazine writers make and how to avoid them
- Guide to writing for encyclopedias and reference texts
- How to get into ghostwriting
- Music journalism: Getting started in the field
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Writing Assignments
- Internet Writing & Blogging
- Experience using Article Axis to post articles
- Good work routines for Wikipedia editors
- Where to find the best ticker for your blog
- Marketing & Selling Writing
- Using Yahoo Overture to get website visitors
- How to access "Industry insider" buzz sites
- Testimonies: How my self published textbook was picked up by a traditional publisher
- Screenwriting
- Funniest screenwriter stories
- Thoughts on Writing
- The Japanese art of writing tanka
- Real ethical dilemmas of journalists in comic books
- Writing Tips
- Fiction-writing: The role of "immediacy" and how to achieve it
- Competition tips from champion spellers
- Tips for writing a historical romance novel
- Fiction-writing: How to use dialogue to increase conflict, tension, and suspense
- Writing Resources
- Book reviews: The Elements of Journalism, What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect, by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosentiel
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- Business of Writing (Other)
- Which is better for writers: Finding a print or online publisher?
- Are used textbooks the solution to the high cost of textbooks?
- Should faculty sell complimentary copies to book resellers?
- Does selling used textbooks hurt authors and publishers?
- Citizen Journalism
- Should bloggers and citizen journalists have an opportunity to get credentials so they can cover Congress the same way mainstream media journalists do?
- Are citizen journalists more trustworthy than professional journalists?
