2. Lesson 3 Getting Ahead of Writers Block

3. Causes of Writers Block Wanting the first draft to be perfect Sticking to wrong phrases Waiting for Inspiration to come No note taking involved Has no Goals

4. Problems faced when you have writers block Can’t think of an idea Having lots of ideas but can’t pick one Stuck on one part of the story Have no idea what on happens next Thinking that the story was already wrong from the beginning

5. How to Overcome Writers Block Do something creative other than writing Paint, draw, listen to music etc.

6. How to Overcome Writers Block Free write Write anything you can think of other than your story

7. How to Overcome Writers Block Move Exercise your body and move those muscles and bones

8. How to Overcome Writers Block Try not to be distracted too much Stay focused and keep away from distractions

9. How to Overcome Writers Block Try to write in the mornings Try writing when your brain is at its peak

10. How to Overcome Writers Block Try to write before bed After a hard days work try to write even a little before resting and calling it a day.

11. Test your Brain On a piece of paper answer the following questions: What is writers block? Give two causes of writers block Name one problem that arises from writers block Writer down two ways on how you can overcome writers block