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A LITTLE TRICK TO HANDLE WRITER'S BLOCK:-


YOU’LL NEED PAPER, A PEN, A HANDFUL OF HIGHLIGHTERS OR COLORED MARKERS, AND WHATEVER YOU’RE WORKING ON. USING THE PAPER AND PEN, COPY YOUR LAST PAGE OR TWO BY HAND. DON’T CHANGE THE CONTENT YET. WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED, READ THROUGH THE PENNED COPY AND LOOK FOR ANYTHING YOU FEEL COULD BE IMPROVED OR TWEAKED. DON’T ERASE OR SCRATCH ANYTHING OUT. INSTEAD, USE THE MARKERS TO MAKE CHANGES. DRAW BIG SWOOPING ARROWS TO MOVE THINGS AROUND, IN DIFFERENT COLORS. WANT TO ADD A WORD? DO IT IN PINK, OR GREEN. OR PURPLE. IF YOU CAN’T FIND ANYTHING TO CHANGE, READ THROUGH IT AGAIN AND HIGHLIGHT THE PARTS YOU LIKE, AGAIN IN DIFFERENT COLORS. AND DRAW STARS, PUMPKINS OR EXCLAMATION POINTS. USING COLOR AND CHANGING THE PHYSICAL METHOD OF EXPRESSION STIMULATES THE CREATIVE HALF OF THE BRAIN, YOUR “RIGHT BRAIN,” AND ENCOURAGES IT TO REOPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE ANALYTICAL HALF OF YOUR MIND, OR THE LEFT BRAIN. LIKE MOST ARTISTS, MOST WRITERS ARE RIGHT-BRAIN-DOMINANT, HEAVY ON CREATIVITY. HOWEVER, WE ALSO DEPEND ON OUR LEFT BRAINS FOR THE TOOLS OF WRITING. WHEN YOU STIMULATE YOUR CREATIVE MIND WITH COLOR AND FANCIFUL IMAGES COMBINED WITH YOUR ANALYTICAL PROSE AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE, IT CAN OPEN THE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION AND GET THE IDEAS FLOWING ONCE MORE.

REPOSTED FROM: H.E, FAIRBANKS
SOURCE: H.E. FAIRBANKS