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  • In this video: 00:09 5 Tips For Overcoming Writerís Block

  • 00:24 Tip #1: Get Clear On What ________ 00:54 Tip #2: Stop ____________

  • 01:27 Tip #3: Write Without Editing 01:57 Tip #4: Use A Stop Timer

  • 02:44 Tip #5: Avoid Distractions And ___________

  • In this video Iím going to talk about 5 tips you can follow to overcome writerís block.

  • 5 Tips For Overcoming Writerís Block Hi, this is Jesse from StartCopywriting.com

  • and in todayís video, Iím going to be talking about writerís block, the dreaded writerís

  • block and how you can overcome it.

  • Tip #1: Get Clear On What Youíre Writing So, tip #1 for overcoming writerís block

  • is to get clear on what youíre writing before you actually sit down and start trying to

  • write. A lack of clarity or being confused about what youíre actually writing often

  • means ending up with writerís block. So if youíre not clear with what youíre writing

  • or if youíre confused about what youíre trying to write, itís not going to be very

  • easy for you. What I like to do is to come up with a bit of an outline or have a really

  • strong, clear idea of what Iím writing before I actually sit down and write.

  • Tip #2: Stop Perfectionism Too many people are perfectionists when they

  • start writing and what that means is having unrealistic and unachievable standards for

  • yourself that really are going to become too difficult to meet. Often for copywriters what

  • that means is sitting down and expecting everything you write is going to be amazing. We beat

  • ourselves up over it so donít do that. Stop being a perfectionist and realize that progress

  • with your writing is more important than getting it right the first time.

  • Tip #3: Write Without Editing Too many people when they sit down and write,

  • they write a sentence, they read it, they decide itís not very good and they delete

  • the whole thing by hitting backspace. Donít do that. Instead, sit down and write the first

  • draft before you even think about editing. Donít edit while you write and youíll find

  • that you can always come back and rewrite your first draft later.

  • Tip #4: Use A Stop Timer You could use an egg timer, you could use

  • a timer on your computer, or a timer on your iPhone. Basically, you want to set that countdown

  • timer to 33 minutes then focus on writing for 33 minutes until your timer goes off indicating

  • the time is up. So what that allows you to do is just do nothing but write for 33 minutes.

  • It gives you a mini deadline to focus on and by doing this, youíre really able to get

  • in ìthe zoneî and avoid distractions. Itís a great strategy for getting lots of writing

  • done and writing for short 33-minute bursts makes you a very productive writer.

  • Tip #5: Avoid Distractions And Interruptions Too many times if youíre writing from home

  • you might have family or friends coming in trying to talk to you and theyíre interrupting

  • you or you might have distractions like email alerts, your phone, facebook, the internet,

  • anything like that. All these things can derail our writing and really pull us out of the

  • flow when we might be writing some great copy.

  • So what you want to do is turn off your phone and turn off the internet. You want to close

  • the doors so people donít come in and interrupt you, and find a quiet place where you can

  • get some writing done. By doing these things, youíll find yourself so much more productive

  • with your writing and youíll avoid writerís block because youíre not getting continually

  • sidetracked and distracted.

  • I hope youíve enjoyed my 5 tips for overcoming writerís block. If youíd like to watch more

  • videos like this one, I have a whole bunch of them over at my website. This is Jesse

  • from StartCopywriting.com andll see you in the next video.

In this video: 00:09 5 Tips For Overcoming Writerís Block

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