A Good Book About Writer’s Block

In the spirit of preventing writer’s block by being able to spot signs in myself of giving in to it, I occasionally read books on the topic. I read a good one today — albeit a pricy one, as it’s apparently out of print. (Amazon has it listed for about 50 bucks.) It’s called “Break Writer’s Block Now,” written by Jerrold Mundis. It was concise, sensible, jelled nicely with some of my own thinking on the subject, and expanded my thinking in other areas. I can’t remember what I paid for it, but whatever it was, it looks like it could be well worth the price.

I actually did the exercises it recommended (usually I don’t because I just feel silly) and, while I didn’t feel them to be earth- shatteringly revealing at the time, they did prove his point (where applicable), and give me a blueprint to expand on (likewise).

I’m not so much looking to break block as remove obstacles to productivity. To that end, I’ll keep working on his suggestions for a while and see what develops. I’ll keep you posted.

~ by seriouswriter on July 9, 2007.