No, I am not really talking about Peggy Lee’s infamous 1958 hit song entitled "Fever." I am referencing the anxiety and anticipation, and the bold rush of adrenaline we all undergo, when we begin the writing process. Do you ever feel like pulling your hair out? Or are you the chewing on a pencil type? Oftentimes, this happens when we sit, staring at our Mac's 22-inch screens, hoping for the words, phrases, and sentences to escape from our heads and magically appear on our newly created Microsoft Word document.
Unfortunately, the writing process does not happen that way. So much for wishful thinking. As a newbie, I have witnessed that the practice of professional writing is a big part of the normal 9 to 7 daily PR work lifestyle.
And with that said, although writer’s block may seem rudimentary, I believe it's is a necessity; a natural process any writer must endure in order to crank out creative material.
So, what exactly is writer’s block? It is exactly what the name implies; a condition in which a writer’s ability to produce new written material is obstructed.
Common Symptoms of writer’s block include:
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Not actively doing any preliminary planning.
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Failure to research.
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Procrastination... (you waited until the day before the deadline to write the press release)
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Stress, because you are on a tight deadline
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You know what you want to say; it is on the tip of your tongue, but you just cannot seem to get it written down.
Cure
There really is not a one-stop cure all for the fever of writer’s block. However, in a post written by Lauren Edwards of PR guru Mark Ragan’s PR Daily Europe, she provides what may be the cure all for the fever-like symptoms of writer’s block.
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