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How to Fight Writer’s Block

Spark your creativity when writing

J.M. Troppello
4 min readJun 5, 2020

Most writers have it at one point or another in their writing careers.

If they tell you that they don’t, they’re probably lying.

Nothing is wrong with writer’s block — as long as you don’t take up residence there. It is okay to visit, but you need to move on.

I hate when I get writer’s block. It usually stays with me for a while.

The longer I don’t write, the harder it is for me to get back into the writing groove.

I’ve heard some people say that there is no such thing as writer’s block. That it’s just our own procrastination and we should stop being lazy and get past it.

Well, for some people, writer’s block is real.

Pushing passed writer’s block

Sometimes, I psyche myself out and think my writing is not good enough.

Then I hit a brick wall in my creativity and just can’t seem to pick up where I left off. It’s very easy to stay in that rut and ignore your need to write — and continually wish that one day you’ll finish your manuscript or next writing project.

It takes courage and…

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