How Do You Get Motivated To Write An Article or eBook?

@WebMann (4731)
Canada
September 4, 2009 8:12am CST
I have been online since 2001 and have written a lot of articles but every so often I seem to hit a brick wall with writers block. I would like to write an ebook but am not sure about it. How do you over-come writers block?
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mcrowl
@mcrowl (1050)
• New Zealand
27 Sep 09
The only way to overcome writer's block is to write. Doesn't matter what it is you're writing, just get on and write. I write stuff every day of the year, whether it's blog posts or articles to go online, or answers to questions like yours or anything. Just get words on paper/the screen and keep on doing it.
mcrowl
@mcrowl (1050)
• New Zealand
28 Sep 09
So if a nice long walk does the trick, then you haven't got writer's block....you've got that much more common problem: writer's procrastination! Going for a walk is great, but not if it's at the expense of getting on and doing some writing. Writing ONLY gets done by writing, just as any work does. Get on and do it, and stop telling yourself you have writer's block. It's more often an excuse than a reality.
WebMann
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
28 Sep 09
I have tried that but when I have writers block my brain freezes every time I reach my hands out to run. I do try to just start writing but usually I need to get a trigger from something. That's when a nice long walk usually does the trick.
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zed_k4
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 Sep 09
Do you always make it a priority to write articles 400 words at minimum? Or what's your take on that. Whenever I have a writer's block, I just go out, walk, ride, run, anything.. just to make myself forget writing. It can take a toll on me for a few days right up to a week. But when the idea starts coming, wow, I just don't have time to catch up, LOL..
WebMann
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
28 Sep 09
I do have a problem with writing or even seeing article that are just a single paragraph so that makes me want to write more. I think that maybe 250 is the minimum as long as the article is not stuffed with keywords and is a good informative read. If I write an article that is say 1000 words I will try to break it into three articles, part 1 - 3. I like going for walks. My brain relaxes and then I start seeing the potential articles every where I look.
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zed_k4
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
30 Sep 09
That's certainly inspiring. Going for walks indeed gives one perspective and ideas of what to write. I could scribble the words in my mind too, and that's when I reach for the cell and type out things that I wanna write about as well.
diamania
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
4 Sep 09
I write articles as well despite of my limited English command. What I do is question myself what I will write, what knowledge my readers have, what age they have. And occasionally I make an arrangement of subjects in the body. Furthermore I think that the usage of a thesaurus is of great value for each and every writer. Another product I've heard great things about is whitesmoke which helps with grammar and has a built-in thesaurus but comes at a high price.
WebMann
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
28 Sep 09
I think the lack of good English skills, if you are writing in English, can be vital. I know I have a hard time warming up to an article if I have to keep re-reading sentences to understand them. I have done a couple of article in French but because I don't speak or write French I wrote them in English first then used an online tool to convert them to English. Once I had them converted I asked a French school teacher friend to proof read them for me. I do the same thing for him when he wants his English checked. If I had a second language I would most likely have the same content on both sites. One in English and one in French or what ever the other language would be. I might even have them both on the same site.