Knock Your Block Off!

By Jane Bernard

Knock Your Block Off! is a psychological approach for beating writer's block. It is full of writing insights and tips. When you understand your writing process, a block becomes a signpost. Realizing how thoughts flow or are censured means you sidestep the frustration of feeling blocked, and stay in the flow.

This short book includes writing rituals that work, the rules to follow to knock writer's block out of your way and good advice for dealing with your ego so that creative momentum is liberated.

Knock Your Block Off is used by writers all over the world when the going gets rough.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jane Bernard
• Release date: Sep 3, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452436203

Jane Bernard

Jane Bernard is a writer and speaker living in New York City. Her book, Fine Tuning, Connecting with Your Inner Power, helps people connect with their passion for Life by using their senses with intuition and experience to get the most of living. She originally wrote the book to re-connect with her passion for life, and discovered her intuition. Degrees in Philosophy (The New School for Social Research) and Psychology (Bank Street College), and three decades of informal Zen practice form the foundation for Jane's uniquely practical perspective on using intuition to achieve a peaceful and empowering lifestyle. Jane has been a writer and educator for 25 years, starting as a technical writer for educational think-tanks, educational television, ghost writing speeches, re-writing books, screenplays, and proposals, as well as publishing creative writing. She has been an adjunct writing professor at several universities and conducts writing workshops on-line. Additionally she has been on national TV and radio speaking about intuition. Currently Jane is finishing a book that teaches an intuitive eating lifestyle by focusing on enjoying food for quality of Life - while achieving and maintaining your healthy weight. She answers questions about intuitive eating and weight management on her blog: www.fine-tuning-eating.blogspot.com

Book preview

With KNOCK YOUR BLOCK OFF! Jane Bernard tosses out a welcome lifeboat to writers and wannabe writers suffering from writer’s block. The author’s perceptive analysis and helpful tips should get them back on shore!

Betty Jo Tucker, film critic, radio host and award-winning author

Knock Your Block Off!

A psychological approach for getting rid of writer’s block

Jane Bernard

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Copyright 2010 Jane Bernard

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ISBN: 978-1-4524-3620-3

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Your Writing Process

When Writer's Block Is Not Writer's Block

Knock Your Block Off

Rituals

The Rules

It Happens To Everyone

Ego-Enhanced Writer's Block

Emotional Writer's Block

Technically Blocked?

A Note

INTRODUCTION

Knock Your Block Off! is a psychological approach to ending writer’s block. It’s not about how to write. Knock Your Block Off! is about how your mind works when you write. When you realize how your creative psyche works with your intellect and emotional drive, a block becomes a signpost.

Since writing flows through your mind, recognizing how your thoughts flow or are censured, means you can sidestep the frustration of feeling blocked, and stay in the flow.

Writing is an intellectual, and creative energy flow. All energy needs to be replenished. The flow of writing energy is no exception. Understanding how your mind processes your creative flow, gives you psychological insights that will change your understanding of the relative importance of things as you write. You can beat writers block emotionally and intellectually, by understanding it psychologically.

YOUR WRITING PROCESS

You have an idea, assignment, or request to write. You consider it. You have your intellect, which is the sum of your