Comments on: Word Blockage http://www.vandivergroup.com/blog/2009/06/22/word-blockage/ Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:33:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sharon http://www.vandivergroup.com/blog/2009/06/22/word-blockage/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Sharon Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:11:48 +0000 http://www.vandivergroup.com/blog/?p=353#comment-86 For some reason I'm often able to get unblocked at crowded coffee shops. Something about sitting in a back corner with a mocha and being near people rushing through their day gives me energy. If I'm thinking about anything, even something totally unrelated to the topic at hand I just start to write about that. That was the trick I used most successfully in college. For some reason I’m often able to get unblocked at crowded coffee shops. Something about sitting in a back corner with a mocha and being near people rushing through their day gives me energy.

If I’m thinking about anything, even something totally unrelated to the topic at hand I just start to write about that. That was the trick I used most successfully in college.

]]> By: Pam Bellem http://www.vandivergroup.com/blog/2009/06/22/word-blockage/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Pam Bellem Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:17:51 +0000 http://www.vandivergroup.com/blog/?p=353#comment-85 When I wrote a column for a weekly magazine, I kept a large black glass top hat on the corner of my desk. When I found interesting tidbits, quotes, idea generators, I wrote them on post-its and tossed them in. That way, I could reach into my "magic hat" for inspiration! I also included funny pictures of my kids, or notes saying "take a walk," "get some chocolate," or "sleep on it." When I wrote a column for a weekly magazine, I kept a large black glass top hat on the corner of my desk. When I found interesting tidbits, quotes, idea generators, I wrote them on post-its and tossed them in. That way, I could reach into my “magic hat” for inspiration! I also included funny pictures of my kids, or notes saying “take a walk,” “get some chocolate,” or “sleep on it.”

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