How to Overcome the So-Called Writers Block

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HOW to OVERCOME the SO-CALLED WRITERS BLOCK

Every writing genre does not only have its own set of rules, it also has its own unique list of challenges. Whether its adventure, suspense, mystery or romance, every episode, every chapter has to be carefully thought out before the story is laid out. And every genre requires a totally different mind-set.
For example, if you are writing a romance novel, you may need to prepare the setting for the eventual meeting of the two main characters and build the story from there.


However, if it’s a mystery that you want to write about, you have to keep the reader in the dark. It requires coming up with a plot that does not reveal anything until the climax of the story. It has to be written in such a way that the reader is unable to figure out what really happens in the end.
In the mystery novel genre, the writer has the option to disclose or not the identity of the antihero and it is up to him on how he can build the suspense and anticipation on the type of setting that he has chosen.





Being able to write a novel can be quite challenging, especially if you do not know where to begin. Some writers take months while others spend years to complete an entire book.

Here are common stumbling blocks and tips on how to overcome them.

• Try as you might, you can’t seem to come up with a great story plot. Most writers call this dilemma ‘writer’s block’. This is the part where you keep on erasing everything that you write and after a while, what you come up with is a blank page.
You are unable to start anything because you are practically clueless on what to write about. The great news is that there are solutions to this kind of dilemma.
First, you have to understand that ideas are easy to come by and what is hindering you is executing these ideas. All you have to do is imagine a situation that may baffle a group of people and don’t worry if the plot is lame. Even if it does not constitute a story, you can go back, revise and polish it later.
This is how most professional writers work. They keep on writing what enters their mind and then organize these written thoughts later.


• But what if you have truckloads of ideas but are unable to commit to any of them. The smart thing to do is gather them all up, save them in a file, and come back to them later on.
Somehow, an idea that you have come across today may match a story you are concocting in the future. And, keep in mind that if your mind is churning up so many ideas, a good one will most likely pop up sooner than later. This means that at this point in time, your brain is working in overdrive.