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How to deal with a blank page (WordCamp Phoenix 2011 Lightning Talk)

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Dealing with a blank page

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Find the humor in everything.-tdhurst

tdhurst.com2

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“Just write something down. Anything.”-Mark Trueblood

YesTruebloodIsMyRealName.com3

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Keep a journal of journals.-tdhurst

tylerdhurst.com4

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What was the most ridiculous/frustrating thing that happened to you in the last week (just in life)?-Elizabeth Newlin

RealEstateTangent.com5

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Don’t need to be online.-tdhurst

BarefootRunning.co

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“Notice things that large groups of people suck at and call them out on it (not specific

people).”-Brian LaFrance

AuthorityLabs.com7

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Get things out of your head.-tdhurst

RondyEnterprises.com

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“Start with an outline or just start typing ideas out, not necessarily complete sentences, evolve your piece from there.”-Wes Novack

WesleyTech.com

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Make a change. Something big.-tdhurst

ForGuysLike.Me10

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“Start brainstorming + don't censor yourself..”

-Stephanie Liebold

BoldAvenue.posterous.com

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“I like to use Quora to see what my audience is thinking about or what specific challenges they're facing.”

-Greg Taylor

TMCInteractive.com

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Think beyond yourself.-tdhurst

ValleyPRBlog.com13

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Get off the computer. Get impressionistic.

Get busy and actually write.-Jose Gonzalez

thetorchtheatre.com

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Free write.-Mark Levy

LevyInnovation.com

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Go off and perform some passive task with the subject in your mind.-Wendy Coneybeer

wendyconeybeer.com

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“Create is the new consume.”-Hugh MacLeod

GapingVoid.com

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“Start with a movie quote and apply it to some aspect of your life.”-Katie Charland

KatieCharland.com

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“Write drunk edit sober. I find whisky works best there.”

-Chris Conrey

ChrisConrey.com

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Make fun of yourself. It’s okay.-tdhurst

MyFiveFingers.com

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