Break Through Writer's Block
What you'll learn
- Start writing by planning ahead for tools and gathering resources
- Consider how your message will impact your readers
- Write by developing your authentic, sincere voice
- Use a digital voice recorder for “writing without writing”
- Identify 12 obstacles that cause writer’s block
- Learn 38 new solutions to beat writer’s block
- Complete fun activities at the end of each section
- Brainstorm using 3 different techniques
- Mindmap using a pen or computer
- Gain momentum and finish strong
- Discover the BURGER writing method
- Download a “cheat sheet” grammar guide to prevent misspelled words
- Get 3 free bonus handouts, including list of action verbs & transition words
Requirements
- • Aspiring authors should have paper and pen handy to take notes. They will need a printer if they want to print the handouts. Optional tools include: digital voice recorder, computer with Microsoft® Word® installed, and voice recognition software.
- • Students should have an open mind and be prepared to try the activities assigned. They should have a willingness to learn and be ready to take action.
Description
After completing this course, ideas will flow through your mind quickly and easily. You will learn how to recharge your brain and generate new ideas and how to take a break when your mind is stuck. You will be able to start on projects, brainstorm, outline, and follow through with your writing. After you complete this course, you will be energized, excited, and have a new zeal for writing. You will be able to get your story started and be enthusiastic about finishing it. You will start, write, and complete your report or writing project in record time. We also include some fabulous bonus materials that you can keep for future reference.
Who this course is for:
- • This course is designed for both writers and non-writers who want to communicate clearly on paper or digitally with their verbal voice.
- • This course is for teachers who are creating lesson plans, instructors preparing curricula, business people delivering speeches, and project managers writing reports.
- • It’s designed for business professionals, aspiring authors, college students researching essays, and anyone who needs to write anything.
- • This is not for advanced authors or everyday writers. This is for folks who need help clearing writer’s block and getting started.
Course content
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Instructor
![Penelope Gold](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 28 Reviews
- 1,137 Students
- 2 Courses
Penelope Gold is a published author, national speaker, and local trainer. She is the author of several books including the premier guide, “Buy Your First Home”, which received rave reviews from both real estate agents and home buyers. Currently she writes instructional manuals, monthly newspaper columns, technical training courses.
After her training at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, she wrote manuals at high tech companies as a technical writer. She is a member of the Publishers and Writers of San Diego, participates in the San Diego Speakers Guild, and travels around the U.S. teaching instructional courses.