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I am back in school at my ANCIENT age and have writer's block, which is something I have never had as a writer. Any suggestions? I have so many papers to write! Aaaaack!
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  1. Captain Pike's Avatar
    Proofread something you've written.
  2. Captain Pike's Avatar
    First, stay up really late, stay up all night if you can -- drink black coffee and smoke cigarettes (assuming this would be legal), then...

    PERFORM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

    1 .) Perform the same duties you normally would, only, doing as many things completely differently than you've ever done before. For example: alternate path to work or school. Do nothing the way you usually do if you can help it and it's safe.
    OR
    2 .) Everything must be done backward. Bring food to bed at night to be consumed the next morning, BEFORE getting up and bathing. Mix it up.

    THEN:
    start writing, don't stop to correct typos or word-o's -- free associate around your plot line.

    GOOD LUCK
    Updated 10-20-2008 at 05:33 PM by Captain Pike (Don't want to be a duplicate comment.)
  3. Virgil's Avatar
    This is a variation to Capt Pike's free association. Set a timer to either a half an hour or an hour. On a writing pad write everything that comes to mind on the subject you need to write on. Everything, just blurt it out, ungrammatical and no concern for spelling or propriety. After that hour, take a few hours break and then return to it. Look over wht you have written and some will look good and some will not. Start arranging your essay based on the thoughts you have written.