#block

But as you say, the fundamental stumbling block is the question of the future of the economy. And it's not just the sort of economic laboratory question, of what kind of system would best generate growth, which is the way it's presented. ↗

— Joe Slovo

#block #economic #economy #fundamental #future

The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first draft, and it's almost impossible to get stuck at a difficult chapter, because you've already done the work to push through those kinds of blocks. ↗

— George Stephen

#already #because #before #benefit #blocks

I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer. ↗

— Patrick Swayze

#blockbuster #completely #fed #fed up #got

I sat down and tried to write a story. "Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wears glasses and peers out of them with delight." That was the first sentence. The problem was that I just couldn't think of the next one. After cleaning my room three times, I decided to leave Ian alone for a while because I was starting to get mad at him. ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

#funny #humor #writer-s-block #writing #writing-process

Art is not in some far-off place. ↗

— Lydia Davis

#creativity #writer-s-block #art

We let ourselves loose on that simple blank piece of paper, and our bodies spill. The terror, the love…embodying our stories page after page. In a sense, the pen was our tongue, it is how we delineate the world. ↗

— Coco J. Ginger

#jamie-weise #journaling #love #overcoming #pages

When words don't come easy, I make do with silence and find something in nothing." ~ Strider Marcus Jones, Poet ↗

— Strider Marcus Jones

#nothing #silence #solitude #writers-block #inspirational

With two books a year, I don't have time for writer's block. ↗

— James Rollins

#books #i #time #two #writer

Writer's block is caused by forcing your will on the Divine. ↗

— Chriscinthia Blount

#inspirational #inspirational-quotes #quotes-about-writing #quotes-to-live-by #spirituality

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to ­music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient." [The Guardian, 25 February 2010] ↗

— Hilary Mantel

#distraction #inspiration #openness #problem-solving #procrastination