When you engage in any creative enterprise like writing you will often be confronted with what has been described as writer’s block. I have often pondered these questions until I recently came across Seth Godin’s latest book, The Practice- Shipping Creative Work in which the author argues that the writer’s block is a myth, a baseless story that we tell ourselves when confronted with fear- fear that we may not do a good or perfect job, not meet certain expectations. To accept the writer’s block, according to Godin, is like expecting to run a marathon and not get tired. According to Godin, we don’t ship because we are creative; we are creative because we ship. So next time you feel stuck- when you hit the so-called writer’s block- just show up, start and commit to the process.

Source: Standard Digital July 14, 2021 05:37 UTC