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031: Writing for self discovery, combating creative blocks, & morning pages w/ Janis Cooke Newman

The Other Way

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The Paralysis of Procrastination

A lot of that paralysis comes from, as you mentioned, feeling like there's this pressure. So taking that action, it sounds like in the form of free writing, just moving something forward is key. Most writers I know have another outlet where they have a product at the end of the day. My last novel took seven years to be in the process. And they've had a lot of dead ends and I felt blocked a lot of days. But you know, you just keep with it. You definitely stick with it and it comes out.

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