Dealing with Writer’s Block

I used to think writer’s block was an area where a lot of writers lived. But after getting rejected by two agents I discovered what it really meant. One agent put an emoticon in her email rejection that stuck its tongue out and made rude noises. I’m pretty sure that’s what caused my problem.

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Better Than the Alternative

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by Warwick Downing

What do you do when you are faced with an essay deadline, and you have a great idea so you aren’t worried about getting it done, until you start writing the piece—and the great idea you had goes south?

Let me give an example.

I belong to the Wild Writers, having [...]