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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jose Manic As a non-fiction writer who includes some fiction and does not even write full time, this is not really a problem. Any time I get to write, when I am …moreAs a non-fiction writer who includes some fiction and does not even write full time, this is not really a problem. Any time I get to write, when I am not ‘computing’, is a real pleasure. But for fiction parts everyone has tactics I suppose.
For me there is the old one about stopping while you are still going well. Meaning don’t force your way through it when you don’t feel it. That’s the time to do your rewriting or check grammar or go to the pub or whatever.
Then there are the tricks for staying creative which involve refreshing your stock of experiences. For example, I have struggled with female characters, probably because I haven’t known many women. Having said that, in the book the main female character is the one people seem to like best. Perhaps because she is your average interesting person with a touch of the heroic. But I have certainly never met anyone like her. So maybe that’s another useful trick - accept that probably someone or something can spring out of nowhere to help you.(less)

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Jose Manic For the journey it’s in your head. I imagine real writers have a wonderful internal existence, even if tapping away at the kitchen table in your pajam…moreFor the journey it’s in your head. I imagine real writers have a wonderful internal existence, even if tapping away at the kitchen table in your pajamas at five in the morning isn’t the most exciting lifestyle. For the end of that journey it’s just knowing the thing exists. Like all creative output for people who get a kick out of creating, it’s the only thing that really satisfies.(less)

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Beyond Survival of the Fattest: The economics of smart little helpers over clunking great takers

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Jose Manic's Blog: Utternomics

Intellectual property and knowledge roaming free will not make a new creative world order

There is a growing idea that our information society will bring in a golden post-capitalist age where creation costs next to nothing. This is why we should caution against this optimistic view.

Intellectual property (IP) and the value of information received little attention from economics in the past because it did not seem important. Now, in our information rich world, it is just beginning to be

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