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WRITER'S BLOCK AND HOW TO USE IT carry prematurely the extra weight of Seriousness. ) Translated into the reality of your writing life, what does giving back the toys mean? It means that, for example, you will not try to switch your accustomed mode of expression for another that seems more "lofty" and befitting a great writer. " You have already traveled down the path a long way, in fact, just to be able to write in the way you do. Your new sense of commitment must not be allowed to change the nature of what you are doing, nor hasten its growth artificially.
Only a writing routine that has the consent of the total psyche can provide a foundation solid enough to sustain you through the years of drudgery and tedium all creative effort requires. How do you free discipline from the killing grip of control? " until 1 began to treat myself exactly as I did my small children. Now at a specific hour each morning I stop whatever I am doing and sit down at the typewriter. " . . I write for exactly one hour each morning, no more, no less. Writing for one hour seems a natural creative activity for me.
Your instincts and your talent want to flow in this direction, so let them—let the river find its natural course. Whatever you create, make sure the experience gives you the most possible satisfaction and fun. Indulge yourself completely. *This is your first exercise. If you are chronically blocked, even the word "exercise" may be enough to causeresistance,or at kast aflurryof inner panic. Never fear. All the exercises in this book are optional. Do only those that attract you. CHAPTER 3 PROCRASTINATION: Laziness Is Not the Issue In the meantime I had got myself entangled in the old sorities of the old sophist—procrastination.