How To Conquer Writer's Block

"If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word."

So, your first draft is due tomorrow.

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But inspiration hasn't struck.

This is your progress.

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You feel the pressure.

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Mounting and mounting and mounting...

Until you have to physically shake it out.

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You call your S.O. And parents. And BFFs.

Maybe they'll subconsciously trigger your "Ah-ha!" moment.

And bargain with unknown forces.

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If I just find the right words for sections 1 through 5, I promise I'll clean my apartment. Donate extra to charity. Adopt a litter of homeless kittens...

You take a long walk.

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Ah, that was invigorating! Now, booze.

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Just like Hunter S. Thompson and Ernest Hemingway and all the struggling souls before them.

Or caffeine!

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Or both.

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You Google work of great writers for further inspiration.

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But it just freaks you out. Like, OMG HOW ARE THEY SO GOOD I CAN'T EVEN

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But take a deep breath. Collect yourself. Get in the zone.

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Pretend you're inhaling the ocean air. And talent.

And remember why you wanted to do this in the first place.

You're still that child with a notebook and a dream.

Because perfect is the enemy of good.

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It doesn't have to be amazing right this second. It just has to be yours.

So, you sit down. Look that Word doc right in the blinking line.

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And, wherever you are, kick it. Right in the symbolic balls.

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You are a literary BEAST.

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If you work your booty off, you are always evolving.

Remember: The hardest part is getting started.

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