It's as Real as Man-Flu!

Writers block is typically when you sit down to write a blog or an article and you just simply cannot think of anything to write. This is not just to restricted to bloggers but also common with authors who write novels and get to a point where they hit a brick wall.

This happened to me today! And several times in the past! Not only is it frustrating, but it can also have an impact on your wallet, especially if you are being paid to write a piece or have a deadline you must meet.
Here are some tips that have helped me in the past to overcome writers block and may help you too, whether you are trying to think of something to jot down for Steemit, your own personal blog or indeed a paid article.

Firstly, don't try and force it! If you can't think of anything and you try and force out an article, the quality will inevitably be poor. Try writing something different to begin with, if you have an idea for another topic in your head, write that first, sometimes this can get your creative juices flowing.
Take a break, make yourself a cup of coffee, go for a walk, do something absolutely unrelated to the task, quite often, what you want to write will come to you when you are not even thinking about it. This is how the brain can work in a mysterious, yet wonderful way.
Plan ahead, if you have an article on a specific topic, then why not have a look at others using Google. Under no circumstances copy these, but it will give you ideas. And what I find is really good is to write the article or the 'idea' of the article in your head without committing anything to paper or laptop. Time permitting, I think about what I am going to write, and sometimes over a couple of days. When I finally sit down to put my thoughts down, I smash word count targets and usually everything flows.
Writers block is real, you just need to do what works best for you to overcome it.

I hope these tips help and thank you for reading.

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