Well... I don't know any more about DWS. I lost most of my interest when he started pushing his course sales to the nth degree. Now he's latched onto this writer's block thing, and he's gone all-on on that. He surely has a lot of overhead now that he's renting condos and office space in LV. I guess pushing that is one way to pay for it. But seriously? Everything is writer's block? Uh-huh. Shure it is. Keep on selling, Dean. It's all about the overhead, after all - for some of us.
And, I might add, I just found out that it takes two sessions of nine weeks each to cure your writer's block problem. Hmm. I didn't bother checking the price - oh, wait, it's 500 bucks for each course. Good lord.
I don't consider real life - a job, family obligations, running errands to pay bills or buy groceries, and such - to have anything to do with "writer's block".
To me, "writer's block" is simply when you get stuck in the writing. For me, it's almost always because I went wrong somewhere in the writing, usually because I let my critical mind tell me which direction the writing SHOULD go instead of just letting the creative mind do its thing. Reading back through what I've already written usually results in the problem jumping out at me. If I correct it, I can move forward again.
Seems like some folks, like DWS, are shoving anything that keeps someone from writing under the heading of "writer's block". All that does is muddy the issue, rather than give it any clarity. I guess that's not surprising, given he offers courses in breaking through it. Understanding it doesn't need a whole course. It just needs to be more clearly defined instead of being muddied.
I agree. But these days it's all about the classes. Also, it's almost always easier to look as if you're working to correct a problem or issue if you create it yourself in the first place. (grin)
Well... I don't know any more about DWS. I lost most of my interest when he started pushing his course sales to the nth degree. Now he's latched onto this writer's block thing, and he's gone all-on on that. He surely has a lot of overhead now that he's renting condos and office space in LV. I guess pushing that is one way to pay for it. But seriously? Everything is writer's block? Uh-huh. Shure it is. Keep on selling, Dean. It's all about the overhead, after all - for some of us.
There. I said it.
And, I might add, I just found out that it takes two sessions of nine weeks each to cure your writer's block problem. Hmm. I didn't bother checking the price - oh, wait, it's 500 bucks for each course. Good lord.
Eeks!
Yup.
I don't consider real life - a job, family obligations, running errands to pay bills or buy groceries, and such - to have anything to do with "writer's block".
To me, "writer's block" is simply when you get stuck in the writing. For me, it's almost always because I went wrong somewhere in the writing, usually because I let my critical mind tell me which direction the writing SHOULD go instead of just letting the creative mind do its thing. Reading back through what I've already written usually results in the problem jumping out at me. If I correct it, I can move forward again.
Seems like some folks, like DWS, are shoving anything that keeps someone from writing under the heading of "writer's block". All that does is muddy the issue, rather than give it any clarity. I guess that's not surprising, given he offers courses in breaking through it. Understanding it doesn't need a whole course. It just needs to be more clearly defined instead of being muddied.
I agree. But these days it's all about the classes. Also, it's almost always easier to look as if you're working to correct a problem or issue if you create it yourself in the first place. (grin)
Very true, that! LOL