A friend of a friend (we had sushi together, can i now call you my friend Scott?) has a nice post today about the sham that is writer's block: Writing Hacks, Part 1: Starting:
Consider this: Have you ever been blocked while playing Frisbee? Eating doughnuts? Dancing naked in your living room? Those are joyful things and there's nothing at stake: if you fail, who cares? Nobody. If there are no rules, and no judgment, psychological blocks are impossible. And remember writers like making names and overthinking things: there is no term for architect-block, painter-block, juggler-block or composer-block. Every creative pursuit faces similar pressures, but they don’t obsess about it the way writers seem to do.
Written while groovin' to Gas Drawls (Operation Doomsday) from the album “Invasion ! (The Unofficial MF Doom Mixtape)” by Ugly Mac Beer
Posted by Pedraum at September 5, 2006 10:52 PM | TrackBack |