Outwitting Writer's Block : And Other Problems of the Pen
by Jenna GlatzerFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher(s): Lyons Press
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Summary
Outwitting Writer's Block will help any writer break through the dreaded block and become a more creative and better writer than before. Filled with exercises designed to jump-start creativity and encouraging tips from fellow writers and instructors, this book is like Drano for clogged creative pipes.
Author Biography
JENNA GLATZER is the founder and editor of Absolute Write (www.absolutewrite.com) and was the Editor-in-Chief of Writer Online. She has written for hundreds of national, regional, and online publications, including Writer's Digest, Woman's World, and Salon. She is the author of five books, including Slaying The Anxiety Dragon. Her work has appeared in anthologies, including The Moment of Truth: Women's Funniest Romantic Failures. She is a producer, playwright, and optioned screenwriter.
Table of Contents
| Know Your Enemy | p. 1 |
| Start at the Very Beginning | p. 13 |
| Myths from the Meanies | p. 23 |
| Planning, Scheming, and Dreaming | p. 41 |
| Percolate | p. 55 |
| Kicking the Critic Off His Pedestal | p. 67 |
| Your Ugly Notebook | p. 77 |
| Self-Doubt and Other Stupid Garbage | p. 83 |
| Change Your Brain | p. 107 |
| Ohmmmm, Ohmmmm: Dealing with the Stress of Writer's Block | p. 115 |
| O Deadline, My Deadline | p. 123 |
| Dead Ends and Wrong Ways | p. 137 |
| The Opposite Game | p. 155 |
| Mind Your Own Business | p. 167 |
| Your Writing Oasis | p. 177 |
| Branching Out | p. 185 |
| It's Not You, It's Me | p. 193 |
| People Who Need People | p. 199 |
| Take a Little Trip | p. 207 |
| The $6 Solution: Six Items to Help You Beat Writer's Block | p. 213 |
| Let the Market Be Your Guide | p. 223 |
| Plagiarism is Good?! | p. 231 |
| Please, Don't Let This Feeling End | p. 237 |
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