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A review by kellyholmes
Outwitting Writer's Block: And Other Problems of the Pen by Jenna Glatzer
3.0
Summary: Advice from a screenwriter and playwright on what to do when you find yourself staring at the dreaded blank page.
Review: This book is a good collection of practical ideas for when your writing life seems to be stuck in park. A lot of the tips you’ve probably heard before, but it’s nice to have them handy in one place.
I appreciated how the author included lots of quotes and advice from other authors on how they cope with a blank page. It’s also chock full of writing prompts, which always help to get your fingers out of the no-fly zone. For example:
The humor was a little on the goofy side, which I didn’t exactly love. Sometimes it felt like the lines were delivered with both a wink and a nudge. Still, a few lines got a chuckle out of me.
I’ll leave you with one of the tips I liked. It’s from the section about how to carve out writing time when you have a family who can’t seem to live without you for more than 5 minutes at a time:
Review: This book is a good collection of practical ideas for when your writing life seems to be stuck in park. A lot of the tips you’ve probably heard before, but it’s nice to have them handy in one place.
I appreciated how the author included lots of quotes and advice from other authors on how they cope with a blank page. It’s also chock full of writing prompts, which always help to get your fingers out of the no-fly zone. For example:
"Write about a secret you accidentally didn’t keep."
The humor was a little on the goofy side, which I didn’t exactly love. Sometimes it felt like the lines were delivered with both a wink and a nudge. Still, a few lines got a chuckle out of me.
I’ll leave you with one of the tips I liked. It’s from the section about how to carve out writing time when you have a family who can’t seem to live without you for more than 5 minutes at a time:
"If you have an office in your home, find something to hang from the doorknob, such as a red scrunchie or a do-not-disturb doorknob hanger, to signify that you are inside and working."