For many of us, the ability to produce quality publications on a regular schedule is critical to our career success and advancement. But those "drops of blood" moments that characterize writer's block can be an obstacle.
As you go into the "spring semester," you may have writing goals on your list. I thought a reminder of some strategies to overcome block might be helpful.
I had the opportunity earlier this year to write a short piece (400 words!) on writing for the newsletter of the AAMC's Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS).
Here it is:
"First, writing is hard. Ernest Hemingway, when asked how to write a novel, famously replied "First you defrost the refrigerator." So don't beat yourself up. Instead, figure out strategies that help, and keep moving.
One effective strategy requires a paradigm shift... click here to keep reading.
The article, titled "Scale Your Writer’s Block" is on page 3.
When you go to the newsletter, take a look at the rest of the articles which include:
- Proactively Plan for Promotion: Considerations for Turning Your Clinical and Educational Work into Scholarship
- Use Your Head, Follow Your Heart, and Persevere
- Book Review: Quiet—The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
If you want a bit more detail about the writing strategies, see this slightly longer piece (1800 words) posted in my Article tab.
Finally, if YOU have strategies for being a productive writer send them my way - I'm always on the look out for new ideas.
