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47 Killer Tips All Writers Need When Their Creativity Goes AWOL

Scary, isn’t it?

That wall.

Behind which all your great words are waiting. Waiting to be released, to fly away, to change the world.

Scary because that wall appeared from nowhere.

One minute you were on such a flow. Ideas flew out of your head faster than your fingers could turn them into words.

And then suddenly …nothing.

Nothing except that blank wall.

And the scary thought: How long is this block going to last? Half an hour? A day?  A week? Or could it be that you’ve used up all your ideas? That the well has run dry? That, you’re finished as a writer?

Take heart. Most writers, amateur or professional, face this scary blank wall to their creativity at some time.

Thomas Mann said “A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

It’s precisely because you are a writer that you are creating walls instead of words, blocks instead of books.

And as a writer, your creative block may have some common ground with others, but how you get over it is as unique to you as your writing style.

So here are 46 inspirational tips from great novelists, poets, screenwriters, bloggers and genius wordsmiths all of who faced the wall and found their own unique way over, under or around it.

Within them is the answer to your own creative breakthrough. Read them all and then find your own unique answer.

## 46 Tips To Beat Writer’s Block & Unleash Your Creativity

First off…

1. ### Stop waiting around.

Here’s how…

2. ### Get hot under the collar.

and…

3. ### Use your discontent positively.

or try to…

4. Cool down.

Maybe you need to…

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or…

6. Go full Steam ahead

Over thinking everything? Then..

7. Take your thinking cap off.

and…

8. Open up your mind.

Try to..

9. Think outside the box.

And to…

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Maybe it’s counter-intuitive, but…

11. Stop looking for direction.

and…

12. Allow yourself to be distracted.

Remember…

13. All work makes Jack a dull boy .

so…

14. Stop trying to save the world.

And…

16. Dance!

You could…

17. Stop being so fussy.

And…

18. Work with what you’ve got.

Or take a leaf from the greats…

19. Beg, borrow and steal.

Which means…



Concentrating on saying it differently…

21. Inject some personality.

You have a unique perspective…

22. Stop being like everyone else.

But to break down that wall you need to…

23. Become a believer.

Stop doubting yourself. Stop playing it safe…

24. Live dangerously.

Have faith…

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25. Close your eyes and leap.

Maybe you’re still playing it too safe? The answer…

26. Make more mistakes.

And…

27. Fail more often.

To do this, you need to…

28. Get out of your rut.

How..?

29. Get Curious.

Even if it leads to unexpected places…

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30. Explore the dark side.

But then turn it around and..

31. Find the light.

Or you could learn to…

32. Be a know-it-all .

Whatever you do…

33. Take a chance.

And stop procrastinating…

34. Publish and be damned.

Or to be precise…

35. “Nobody knows anything … except the audience.” ~ Brian Clark

It’s time to…



To...

37. Embrace eccentricity.

And…

38. Hang out with the wrong crowd.

Even if you have to…

39. Embarrass yourself .

Or it might be time for radical action…

40. Quit!

Take a long break and come back refreshed. Or it’s possible you need a completely different approach…

41. Stop waiting for the ideal time.

After all, it’s better to…

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42. Write down anything.

And…

43. Stop relying on talent.

In other words…

44. Stop waiting for the mood to strike you

And…

45. Just show up.

46. Get your head down.

and…

47. Just do it!

## Stop Hiding Behind That Wall

Whether it’s real or not doesn’t matter.

What matters is that you get back to writing.

Imagine no longer agonizing over the acres of wordless, white in front of you.

Imagine being confident that your ideas will flow, your creative genius will show up.

A writer writes.

So pick one of the tips above and find your own unique way over, under or around that wall.

And get writing.

The world needs your words.

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