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Ian Canon I don't believe in writer's block. Sometimes what you write will be garbage, but there's never a time that nothing comes out. It's like saying you hav…moreI don't believe in writer's block. Sometimes what you write will be garbage, but there's never a time that nothing comes out. It's like saying you have "thinker's block" where thinking just stops. It doesn't happen. You might think stupid thoughts, but thinking doesn't stop. If you have writer's block, that's more a reflection of your self-doubt as a writer. I say plow on. In the words of Anne Lamott, just take it "bird by shitty bird." (less)
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Can Writing Be Taught?

It is not uncommon to read a book on writing that will preface itself with the idea that writing — and more specifically great writing — cannot be taught. It’s an attitude that I think stems from the misplaced idea that writing is a mysterious gift, one that bubbles up from some unknown place within the writer, which cannot be replicated or taught. You simply have that gift or you don’t. But it’s

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