writer's block

Examples of writer's block in the following topics:

• Wording the Speech

  • It is a harrowing moment for any writer, but don't be alarmed: writer's block is perfectly natural and there are ways to overcome it.
  • Some tackle writer's block by forcing themselves to write anything, as long as they keep writing.
  • Hopefully, that will be enough of a boost to get your writer's juices flowing.

• Freewriting

  • Freewriting, a prewriting technique, can help you break out of writer's block by letting your ideas flow naturally.
  • Have you ever experienced writer's block, that frustrating feeling of knowing what you want to say but not how to say it?

• The Rough Draft Outline

  • However, they can help speech writers prepare and organize their ideas during the pre-writing stage .
  • The rough draft outline is particularly valuable at the pre-writing stage and provides the writer flexibility for revisions to the structure of the speech.
  • Ultimately, rough outlines help organize the speech writer's initial thoughts into a comprehensive process that flows into a rough draft and eventually a final speech.
  • It also serves as a tool for overcoming writer's block.
  • Ideally, the writer has also finalized the main topics he or she will be discussing during the speech.

• Turning Your Claim Into a Thesis Statement

  • The second thesis statement is stronger because it 1) indicates the object of study (Edward Bellamy's novel ‘Looking Backward'), 2) the context surrounding that object (the novel has a long history of being considered politically progressive), 3) states the intention of the writer in regards to the object (point out the conservative elements in the novel), and 4) points out the stakes of the writer's argument (the utopian imagination helps identify what is unimaginable at a particular historical moment).
  • Most thesis statements follow the same basic structure, but there are variations in phrasing, depending on a writer's style or on the complexity of the argument.
  • The thesis the the first building block of a strong paper

• Understanding the Academic Context of Your Topic

  • Academic papers rely on the status quo to inform and support the writer's argument.
  • Prior to writing an academic paper, the writer must investigate and study scholars' arguments thoroughly and critically.
  • As the writer continues her research, she will eventually find sources to incorporate into the paper.
  • Because the status quo is crucial to the writer's argument, it is usually included in the paper's introduction.
  • Second, identifying the status quo also tells readers why the writer's angle is unique compared to past research.

• Mixing Academic and Colloquial Styles

  • This version uses specialist terms combined with unnecessarily complex language, obscuring the writer's message.
  • If so, you're not alone, and science has just figured out why: negative emotions can actually block your brain's access to language.
  • In all seriousness, academic writers can learn a lot from colloquial writers, especially journalists, whose professional survival depends on making a wide variety of topics seem important.
  • Academic writers' narrow questions can illuminate larger issues, and it is unfortunate when broadly applicable research languishes because the writers fail to express its relevance.
  • Writers should strive for clear, direct prose, but varied sentence structure is important too.

• Common Spelling Errors

  • Either way, spelling errors will make a reader less likely to trust a writer's authority.
  • Sometimes, a writer just doesn't know how to spell the word she wants to use.
  • A word has silent letters that the writer may forget to include.
  • A word has double letters that the writer may forget to include.
  • The writer may use double letters when they are not needed.

• From Traditional Research to Standards-based I-Search

  • I-Search is the process of searching for answers to questions which have personal meaning to the writer combined with a metacognitive review of the search process.
  • I-Search embraces the emotional involvement of the writer and imparts the inner conflicts discovered as it becomes necessary to choose between alternative answers to questions along the way.
  • He defines I-Search as the writer's "search to find out something he needs to know for his own life and write the story of his adventure" (1988, Preface, paragraph 9).

• Reading Carefully and Closely

  • As you read critically, analyzing the writer's argument allows you to develop a more thoughtful response to the text.
  • What kind of sentence structure does the writer use?
  • Does the writer use any unusual or non-standard punctuation?
  • What other techniques of emphasis (such as italics, boldface font, underlining, and parentheses) does the writer use?
  • Does the writer use any literary devices or figurative language?

• MLA: Block Quotes