Birdo: A Bird Wars Story (Bird by Bird VII)

Today Anne Lamott writes about writer's block in her blog ¨Bird by Bird.¨ Writers block is when someone is writing, and they struggle to think of the next step in their story. Anyone that has written anything has experienced writers block. Lamott explains the best way to combat this, and continue writing.

Lamott describes writer's block as simply looking at the problem from the wrong angle, and says that this is caused by being, "empty." After long terms of writing, you will slowly use up your creative writing abilities until you refill them. Lamott writes that the best way to do this, is by taking some time to write about memories, dreams, etc. This will help get the creative juices flowing, and clear up the block.

This passage is written for experienced and inexperienced writers alike. A lot of people struggle with writer's block, and professionals are no exception. This will personally help me, because there are many times where I'm writing, and suddenly I can't think of what to write next. The next time this happens, I will try these methods, and hopefully they will work. Anne's idea on fixing writer's block seems to be like a helpful way to get back to writing.

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