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In this video: 00:09 5 Tips For Overcoming Writerís Block
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00:24 Tip #1: Get Clear On What ________ 00:54 Tip #2: Stop ____________
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01:27 Tip #3: Write Without Editing 01:57 Tip #4: Use A Stop Timer
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02:44 Tip #5: Avoid Distractions And ___________
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In this video Iím going to talk about 5 tips you can follow to overcome writerís block.
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5 Tips For Overcoming Writerís Block Hi, this is Jesse from StartCopywriting.com
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and in todayís video, Iím going to be talking about writerís block, the dreaded writerís
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block and how you can overcome it.
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Tip #1: Get Clear On What Youíre Writing So, tip #1 for overcoming writerís block
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is to get clear on what youíre writing before you actually sit down and start trying to
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write. A lack of clarity or being confused about what youíre actually writing often
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means ending up with writerís block. So if youíre not clear with what youíre writing
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or if youíre confused about what youíre trying to write, itís not going to be very
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easy for you. What I like to do is to come up with a bit of an outline or have a really
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strong, clear idea of what Iím writing before I actually sit down and write.
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Tip #2: Stop Perfectionism Too many people are perfectionists when they
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start writing and what that means is having unrealistic and unachievable standards for
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yourself that really are going to become too difficult to meet. Often for copywriters what
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that means is sitting down and expecting everything you write is going to be amazing. We beat
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ourselves up over it so donít do that. Stop being a perfectionist and realize that progress
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with your writing is more important than getting it right the first time.
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Tip #3: Write Without Editing Too many people when they sit down and write,
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they write a sentence, they read it, they decide itís not very good and they delete
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the whole thing by hitting backspace. Donít do that. Instead, sit down and write the first
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draft before you even think about editing. Donít edit while you write and youíll find
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that you can always come back and rewrite your first draft later.
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Tip #4: Use A Stop Timer You could use an egg timer, you could use
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a timer on your computer, or a timer on your iPhone. Basically, you want to set that countdown
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timer to 33 minutes then focus on writing for 33 minutes until your timer goes off indicating
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the time is up. So what that allows you to do is just do nothing but write for 33 minutes.
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It gives you a mini deadline to focus on and by doing this, youíre really able to get
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in ìthe zoneî and avoid distractions. Itís a great strategy for getting lots of writing
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done and writing for short 33-minute bursts makes you a very productive writer.
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Tip #5: Avoid Distractions And Interruptions Too many times if youíre writing from home
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you might have family or friends coming in trying to talk to you and theyíre interrupting
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you or you might have distractions like email alerts, your phone, facebook, the internet,
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anything like that. All these things can derail our writing and really pull us out of the
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flow when we might be writing some great copy.
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So what you want to do is turn off your phone and turn off the internet. You want to close
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the doors so people donít come in and interrupt you, and find a quiet place where you can
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get some writing done. By doing these things, youíll find yourself so much more productive
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with your writing and youíll avoid writerís block because youíre not getting continually
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sidetracked and distracted.
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I hope youíve enjoyed my 5 tips for overcoming writerís block. If youíd like to watch more
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videos like this one, I have a whole bunch of them over at my website. This is Jesse
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from StartCopywriting.com and Iíll see you in the next video.