tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730677814918199543.post8599120816437955090..comments2023-10-25T08:19:05.726-07:00Comments on Jensen Tres Bien: On Whether Writer's Block is RealJensen girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16143017622258980782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730677814918199543.post-14997706530329146092010-09-21T14:24:46.581-07:002010-09-21T14:24:46.581-07:00You've articulated my process so well. Yes, I ...You've articulated my process so well. Yes, I sometimes have writer's procrastination, and also a good bit of writer's apathetic prioritization (I want to write, but I want to read Mockingjay, watch Mad Men, catch up on twitter, take a nap MORE), but that's not exactly writer's block.<br /><br />I love what you said about always writing, even if it's only in your head. YES! I do that all the time. I find myself mulling over a description of where I am, something I just observed, how something might work better as poetry or prose... and a lot of that is never going to make it on to the page; it's just practice, some good mental stretching. <br /><br />Have I occasionally hit a roadblock on a particular piece of writing? Of course. And then I write something else, or go do something else altogether. So maybe that's writer's block, and maybe we are just splitting hairs over definitions. Anyway, I like your thinking on this issue. "Writer's Block" just seems like an easy cop-out for not writing.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088845374035361861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730677814918199543.post-54155446955014334672010-09-21T13:18:17.738-07:002010-09-21T13:18:17.738-07:00Like you, I get butt-in-the-chair block...or rathe...Like you, I get butt-in-the-chair block...or rather, I have 'opening-up-Microsoft-Word-block'. <br />But once I force myself to stop checking my email and facebooking, I can always, always puke some words onto the page. Deadlines are actually great for me.Amy Allgeyer Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918884239971760853noreply@blogger.com