Category: Obstacles to writing

• Writer’s Block: Overcoming adverse conditions

  Often, I come home from work believing I will write… something. I end up distracted by one thing or another–making dinner, a message on my phone, my husband wants to show me a silly video–then, suddenly, it’s time to go to bed and I haven’t written a single word. The guilt sets in and I…

  A.R. Grimes

  June 5, 2022

  Obstacles to writing, On writing

  accountability, aspiring author, time managment, writer, writing, writing community, writing life, writing productivity, writing schedule

• Writer’s Block: Tripped up by Overthinking

  Uh oh. You write outside the scope of your current outline and don’t know what to do now. Writing is a journey and your characters can drag you off into uncharted territory before you know it. You begin over-analyzing the ramifications of several alternatives to get back on track and can’t decide which is the…

  A.R. Grimes

  May 29, 2022

  Obstacles to writing, On writing

  analysis paralysis, editing, overthinking, writing community, writing critique groups

• Writer’s Block: Perfection is the Enemy of Good

  Voltaire certainly had a way with words. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Perfect is the enemy of good. Voltaire, in Candide When we get in our own way Do you have a loud internal editor? I know I do. It’s that voice in your head saying, “Um, are you sure you…

  A.R. Grimes

  May 22, 2022

  Obstacles to writing, On writing

  Jesus Christ, writer's block, writing, writing advice, writing community