I'm gonna start a new thing. I find awesome articles about writing all the time, and I'm going to start sharing them here in my journals and then hopefully get a discussion going about them in the comments.

First up, this article from writerswrite.co.za shared the result of a study examining different ways 2,000 writers overcame writer's block. Some are pretty standard, but some of their ideas are definitely outside the box. Check it out:

I'm a personal fan of cutting the internet and breaking out one of my many fountain pens for a good, old-fashioned writing session. Sometimes jazz helps. But what do you think? Have you ever used any of these methods? Do you have your own techniques for beating writer's block? Please share!

Things to Check Out:

PostRevival is currently open for snail-mail participants for its September letter writing exchange! Go check it out and sign up! It's super fun!
NaNoPlotMo is gearing up for its September plot workshop! Go check out the resource features and FAQs forum!