Friday, September 23, 2005

Chapter 6 Writers block

Verse 1

What is writers block really? Is it something like that thing that we have all heard about, a curse afflicting writers and authors? If it is a curse who is responsible for it? Where can you go to buy one and what do they cost? I can easily imagine a jealous writer sneaking through dark alleys to the Writers block cursedealer to have one placed on a more successful colleague.
Even though i am not a writer myself i can come up with a few names of people that are, where a curse would be well spent money.
Or could it be more like a disease? If so, how does it spread and should we research for a cure?

Verse 2

Another approach to figuring out the writers block is to think on it as a snobbish author's way of saying that we are not worthy of his work. He still wants our money of course so he wont flat out say that he despises us but instead resort to the writers block as an explanation as to why he isn't busy on part two of a contracted trilogy. In this case the cure is readily apparent, freeze all funds and threaten with lawsuit. Part two should be on the shelves shortly.

Verse 3

Who says it's a curse anyway? It could well be a blessing in disguise. Perhaps not in the eyes of the cursed but for us, the readers. There sure are a lot of dreadful books out there where the intervention of the writers block would have been most welcome.

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