Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Category: Writer’s Block

  • Communication & Connection

    If you’re a creative type drawn to words you’ve probably got a talent, or at least a desire, for communication. Communication connects us to others, it’s a universal need.  People who meet their soul-deep need for connection through writing do it in a wide variety of ways. They write songs, diaries, stories, history, speeches, poems, newsletters, plays, journalism, personal essays, memoirs, screenplays,…

  • Are You Creative?

    I once heard a nasty remark made by a famous writer that has stuck with me ever since. He said something like “If I ever hear the word creative again, I’ll puke.” Naturally, because of my fear of judgment, I wondered what was wrong with me, because I like the word “creative” but dislike the…

  • Writer’s Block, Part II.

    Why do you want to write? Is your purpose to connect or communicate or create? Those are good intentions. If you have a wish for revenge, status, fame, or wealth, those desires may be blocking your writing. Wealth Wanting money is not a problem in itself. Most people want to live a life of comfort…

  • My Final Two

    Here’s my take on the last two reasons (that I know of anyway) for writer’s block: 9. Insecurity (confidence) Confidence seems like the cure for so many writerly ills. But how to find it? I read somewhere once that lack of confidence is just another way for the ego to feel special, and that confidence…

  • More Reasons

    Here’s another installment of some possible reasons for writer’s block.  6. Bad Habits (Awareness) Zoning out with hours upon hours of television, eating junk food, ingesting intoxicants, excessive sleep, obsessive shopping, staying on the phone for hours solving other people’s problems, or partying every night into the wee hours, even one of these behaviors will…