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Writers Block

Everyone has their method of madness to overcome writer's block especially those of you doing NANO, what's your secret?
I hear people talking about morning pages, or writing about the goals for the day. Then I hear other people talk about taking notes ahead of time for their writing. Do you do silly writing games like word clusters or word associations? Do you look at pictures? Listen to specific music. Or do you just force yourself and hope for the best.

When I first started writing I didn't think I was very good at it. I, seriously, lacked in the self confidence department when it came to writing, but something amazing happened people, actually, began to read what I was writing and told me they enjoyed what I wrote. My confidence began to build. I knew I still needed to learn the mechanics of writing such as punctuation, grammar and spelling. I still struggle with spelling. Thank God for google and spell check. I continue to learn to write better each day. I've seen my own writing improve over time.

When I have trouble with my writing I begin with rereading some of my work I've done in the past, if that doesn't help I do listen to my favorite music which nine times out ten leads me to singing which puts me in a really awesome mood. Most of the time that helps me write better. I never force myself, especially, if I'm not in the mood to write. Music is big part of my writing because it's a big part of who Marcia is.

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I've been so Blessed by: Martina McBride

This song always helps me to focus on how lucky I am to alive and to be, continuously, blessed by God each and every second of every given day! ~Marcia