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20 September 2011

My household Gods are nice and all, but they don't really do writer's block Suggestions on new ones to help lift the veil?
Let them do the writing and see if you can stop them when they try.
posted by Obscure Reference 20 September | 13:07
In Hinduism, there is Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge (especially language and writing). Perhaps try this prayer?
posted by bluefly 20 September | 13:17
The Thirsty Muse
posted by ColdChef 20 September | 13:32
Tell them if they don't jump to it they're gonna go hungry and they can only blame themselves.
posted by deborah 20 September | 16:59
Take this for what it is. Advice from someone who knows eff-all about it. Some writer interviewed (New Yorker?) said he handled block by sitting down and typing 30 minutes of anything, complete free association. Grocery lists, bitching about the neighbors, describing fragments of a dream, anything at all but 30 minutes banging away. Usually within a couple of days the logjam cleared. I remember being fascinated by the solution. I use it when I can't remember something and it works those times too.
posted by toastedbeagle 21 September | 10:22
he handled block by sitting down and typing 30 minutes of anything, complete free association

Sounds like the reasoning behind 750 Words.

Oliver Sacks on setting deadlines to scare the block away, and Elizabeth Gilbert on fighting the muse until it fights back: Radiolab: Me, Myself, and Muse
posted by heatherann 21 September | 19:29
I tried that and it ended up in. Full few pages of Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa cause I have a jerk teenager who lives in my head.
posted by The Whelk 21 September | 23:31
cause I have a jerk teenager who lives in my head

Hahahahahaaaa. Sorry.

hee.
posted by toastedbeagle 22 September | 07:44
My work time line consists of three months welding, noodling, planning, staging, altering, ignoring and hem hawing following by four days of frantic rush right before the deadline. If I don't have a deadline I will get nothing done.
posted by The Whelk 22 September | 09:25
This is a grumpy thread. || When Kevin Wins, The Planet Loses!

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