Overcome your Writer's Block

So you want to publish articles and write letters for your niche but have no idea how to word things?
You want to learn how to effectively explain something or make a sale but can't think clearly?

Even the best writers get something we like to refer to as "Writer's Block". Writer's Block is the inability to effectively communicate thoughts into words or sentences due to the portrayal of the following characteristics:

1. Perfectionism. You must absolutely produce a
masterpiece of literature straight off in the first
draft. Otherwise, you qualify as a complete failure.

This is a common mistake among those with little experience. You want to be a great writer? All writers started somewhere; and they didn't create a masterpiece on the first try (or else they'd STILL be working on it).

2. Editing instead of composing. There's your
monkey-mind sitting on your shoulder, yelling as soon
as you type "I was born?," no, not that, that's wrong!
That's stupid! Correct correct correct correct?

Over-thinking is easy to indulge in when you have not unleashed your inner-ability to type the flow of your thoughts. Compose first; edit later.

3. Self-consciousness. How can you think, let alone
write, when all you can manage to do is pry the
fingers of writer's block away from your throat enough
so you can gasp in a few shallow breaths? You're not
focusing on what you're trying to write, you're focusing
on those gnarly fingers around your windpipe.

Stop thinking about what other people will think. In fact, stop thinking about anything at all. Find something you love, learn it, and express yourself. Try it out!

4. Can't get started. It's always the first sentence
that's the hardest. As writers, we all know how
EXTREMELY important the first sentence is. It must be
brilliant! It must be unique! It must hook your
readers from the start! There's no way we can get
into writing the piece until we get past this
impossible first sentence.

Don't try to impress or shock your audience. Just write your first sentence based on what you want to say first. Again, you can edit it later if it's not catchy enough.

5. Shattered concentration. You're cat is sick. You
suspect your mate is cheating on you. Your electricity
might be turned off any second. You have a crush on
the local UPS deliveryman. You have a dinner party
planned for your in-laws. You . . . Need I say more.
How can you possibly concentrate with all this mental
clutter?

If you can't concentrate, don't write. Come back later when the time is right. The important thing to remember is to get your thoughts on paper as soon as you have them. Carry sticky notes around or do whatever you need to do to remember your inspiration; but write when you "feel it" and don't write when it feels forced.

6. Procrastination. It's your favorite hobby. It's
your soul mate. It?s the reason you've knitted 60
argyle sweaters or made 300 bookcases in your garage
workshop. It's the reason you never run out of Brie.

If you have to procrastinate then maybe you aren't even into what you supposedly want to write in the first place. I'm talking about business in these articles, not college term papers. You should WANT to write on your subject. Procrastination shouldn't be a factor; if it is, get a new product.

Ok; I've summed up the main constraints of writer's block. Do your best to overcome your insecurity of your own abilities. Anybody can write; you just have to WANT to write. The rest takes care of itself.

The real difference between great and mediocre writers is that the great writer can accept writer's block and effectively rid of the constraints listed above. He can freely type without over-analyzing his sentences or how he words things until the letter is typed and ready for editing.

So you want to be a great writer? Get a love for what you are writing, schedule some tentative time frames to write within (so you get it done), and write when you feel it; not when you have to.