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    The ABC’s for Overcoming Writer’s Block
    The ABC’s for Overcoming Writer’s Block
    The ABC’s for Overcoming Writer’s Block
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    The ABC’s for Overcoming Writer’s Block

    By Irene S. Roth

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    There are many ways to overcome writer’s block. In this course, you learned some important ways to do just that. In this e-book, you will learn a few more tips on how to overcome writer’s block. As you read this e-book, please keep an open mind. Try and reflect on which tips apply to you. This will be very helpful when you try and assess your experiences with writer’s block.
    You may not want to read this e-book all in one sitting. It is a workbook of sorts. The first part of this book contains tips to overcome writer’s block. The second part of the book contains exercises that you can try for yourself. They can serve as journaling prompts that you can reflect about in your writer’s journal. Or, you could write your answers in the spaces provided. It is your choice.
    I have had students who start writing their reflections in the spaces provided, and for some of the prompts they discovered that there wasn’t enough room to writer their reflections. These were usually questions that they continued to write about in their writer’s journal. Pay attention to those questions that you want to really write and reflect about. These may be areas where you need to make changes in order not to be overwhelmed by writer’s block. I will be examining some of these areas in this e-book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIrene S. Roth
    Release dateFeb 8, 2016
    ISBN9781310214691
    The ABC’s for Overcoming Writer’s Block
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    Irene S. Roth

    Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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      The ABC’s for Overcoming Writer’s Block - Irene S. Roth

      INTRODUCTION

      There are many ways to overcome writer’s block. In this course, you learned some important ways to do just that. In this e-book, you will learn a few more tips on how to overcome writer’s block. As you read this e-book, please keep an open mind. Try and reflect on which tips apply to you. This will be very helpful when you try and assess your experiences with writer’s block.

      You may not want to read this e-book all in one sitting. It is a workbook of sorts. The first part of this book contains tips to overcome writer’s block. The second part of the book contains exercises that you can try for yourself. They can serve as journaling prompts that you can reflect about in your writer’s journal. Or, you could write your answers in the spaces provided. It is your choice.

      I have had students who start writing their reflections in the spaces provided, and for some of the prompts they discovered that there wasn’t enough room to writer their reflections. These were usually questions that they continued to write about in their writer’s journal. Pay attention to those questions that you want to really write and reflect about. These may be areas where you need to make changes in order not to be overwhelmed by writer’s block.

      Okay! Are you ready! Let’s look at the ABC’s of Overcoming Writer’s Block.

      A = Attitude

      There is nothing as important as having the right attitude in order to get your writing done.

      For me, the right attitude is a positive attitude. Before you can be really motivated to sit down and write, you need a positive attitude. After all, if you don’t think you could get the

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