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    Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition
    Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition
    Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition
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    Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition

    By Jodie Nelson

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    If you are suffering from writer's block, and are unable to write a single word, my simple and easy techniques will help you start writing again using your laptop.

    I know from personal experience what it is like to struggle with writer's block. I kept searching for answers until I found the methods I needed to begin writing again. I wrote this book to help others get back to writing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJodie Nelson
    Release dateJun 12, 2013
    ISBN9780992027315
    Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition
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    Jodie Nelson

    Jodie Nelson lives in Burnaby, BC, where she writes both fiction and non-fiction. Besides writing, she enjoys art, photography, and cooking.

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      Type Away Writer's Block - Jodie Nelson

      Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition

      by Jodie Nelson

      Type Away Writer's Block: Laptop Edition

      Copyright 2013 Jodie Nelson

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Day 1: Freewriting

      Day 2: Believing in Yourself

      Day 3: Fear

      Day 4: The Two Types of Inner Critic

      Day 5: Practice

      Day 6: Knowledge

      Day 7: Procrastination

      Day 8: Flash Fiction

      Day 9: Inspiration

      Day 10: Ideas

      Day 11: Writing Exercises

      Day 12: Outlines and Plans

      Day 13: Scenes

      Day 14: Quotations

      Day 15 and Beyond

      References

      About the Author

      Introduction

      I have become an expert on writer's block because I have suffered writer's block on and off for many years. I have tried many different methods to cure myself. After a long time and much trial and error I have finally found a process that works for me. I sometimes still get minor blocks but nothing like the intense and paralysing block I once suffered from.

      I have found there is something about typing that works better for me than writing by hand. The words flow more quickly and easily. My writing is easier to find when it is in organized into computer folders, instead of the messy and often illegible scribbles I put into notebooks or

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