How to Overcome Writer's Block
What you'll learn
- Understand what causes procrastination and writer's blok
- Understand, appreciate, and develop your own ideal workstyle as a writer
- Learn 18 practical exercises you can use any time to jumpstart your writing
Requirements
- Access to a word processor or pencil and paper
Description
Almost everyone has experienced writer's block at one time or another. Whether you write at work, at school, in your personal life, or on creative projects--you're likely to have dealt with procrastination, distraction, and uncertainty at some time.
The good news is that you can overcome it!
This practical course will help you understand the reasons you're feeling blocked and offers you 18 tested and proven exercises to help you overcome the block and become a confident and productive writer. The exercises are designed to work for you whether you're writing at work, at school, in your personal life, or on a creative project.
The course consists of 21 short lectures that you can do in any order. It provides practical guidance and support for doing each exercise. You'll also receive a PDF download of the exercises that you can keep and refer to any time you need.
Who this course is for:
- People who write at work
- People who write at school
- People who write in their personal lives
- Creative writers
Course content
- Preview04:35
- 06:23What Causes Writer's Block?
- Preview03:17
- 05:01First Steps
- 03:52Reward Yourself!
- 04:21An Unusual Approach
Instructor
![Laura Brown](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 97 Reviews
- 1,559 Students
- 2 Courses
Laura Brown, PhD, is the author of the Amazon #1 bestseller How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide (W. W. Norton, 2014). Laura has been a writer, writing trainer, coach, and teacher for nearly 30 years and has taught writing to all kinds of people--from corporate executives to high school and college students to creative writers. She taught writing at Columbia University and Iona College, and her corporate clients have included AOL Time Warner, Booz Allen Hamilton, Citigroup, DHL, McKinsey & Company, and the Wharton School of Business, among many others. Laura holds an MA in Drama from the University of London and a PhD in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.