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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Back from beyond
It’s been a long, long while since I’ve posted. It’s a lot about writer’s block, I think. I actually found it terrifying to sit down and compose an entry. Not a big deal if it’s just a personal blog. But it was getting in the way of getting things done at work. It’s hard to be a communications person who has a mental barrier to sitting down and writing. I took down Jane Anne Staw’s book Unstuck: A supportive and practical guide to working through writer’s block. Very, very helpful. Especially the discussion on how blocked writers punish themselves. Her core solution: sit down, and write for a minimal amount of time everyday--say 15 minutes to start. Don’t go under, don’t go over. Just do that minimal amount. After a time, you’ll have some work under your belt that probably won’t be half bad.
We’ll see.