| Most writers do not have a definition for writers | | | | I beg to differ with his views and believe that |
| block and yet they seem to know it when they | | | | writer's block should not be defined and each and |
| feel it. Even worse off is most experts disagree | | | | every writer should deny its existence. I can tell |
| on the definition of writer's block. Currently I have | | | | you this having written between 5,800 and 16,800 |
| written 8642 articles and place them online | | | | words per day for the last 20 months straight |
| making me the all-time most prolific writer of | | | | that if I believed in writer's block and accepted |
| online articles. | | | | that as a problem then there is no way I could |
| Another well-respected writer Mr. Steven Barnes, | | | | have written this much. |
| who has among other things published over three | | | | I assume that great writers like Mr. Steven |
| million words of fiction, been nominated for Hugo | | | | Barnes would not be able to write as much either |
| and Nebula Awards, and wrote the Emmy-winning | | | | if they suffer from what many writers call |
| "A Stitch In Time" episode of the Outer Limits, | | | | writer's block. There is no doubt that Mr. Steven |
| not to mention having been the creator of the | | | | Barnes is a great writer and there is no doubt |
| Lifewriting high performance system for writers | | | | that he does not suffer from anything called |
| believes that writer's block definition should be | | | | writers block. |
| this; | | | | My definition of writer's block is this; A pure |
| Writer's block is the inability to: | | | | fantasy inside a writer's head; which prevents |
| 1) Produce new text. | | | | them from writing because they think there's |
| 2) Edit and polish existing text | | | | something wrong. I think I'm going to go with my |
| 3) Finish projects on a reasonable schedule | | | | definition rather than Mr. Steven Barnes because I |
| 4) Send those projects out for editorial judgment. | | | | cannot afford to accept writers block or anything |
| 5) Continue sending them out until they are sold | | | | which might slow down my writing. I would |
| or published. | | | | encourage all new writers to also take the same |
| Where as Mr. Steven Barnes has been writing for | | | | tact as me and deny the existence of writer's |
| a very long time and may be correct about that, | | | | block. Please consider this in 2006. |