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The phrase 'writer's block' covers a variety of situations. In our experience, absolute writer's block - that is, where someone literally can't write anything at all, not even a note to a friend or a shopping list, for example - is very rare. If this is the case, then possibly you need to work individually with someone like a counselor or learning adviser. In such cases, committing yourself to write for only fifteen minutes a day is often a starting point. This must be faithfully observed and then extended only slowly.

However, 'writer's block' usually means something less extreme. The way to overcome it, is to look at what is causing it. It could be that:

You are spending too much time thinking about how hard the essay is rather than starting to make an outline for it.
You haven't written on a separate sheet of paper: Intro, Body 1, Body 2, Body 3, etc, Conclusion and then briefly outlined what you are going to say

You are too worried that what you write isn't going to be PERFECT. don't worry. No in-class essay is EVER perfect, and that's not what any teacher is looking for. Try for perfection in at-home essays, not in-class essays.

Writing is a complex and slow process. Expecting it to flow effortlessly because you are writing about something you know and understand well and for which you have done the work is a mistake. This kind of mistaken belief can rob you of your confidence which, in turn, further turns you off from writing and compounds the cycle. However, it is also true that you can be a brilliant researcher but, if you don't communicate what you have done to other people, then you may as well have been doing it for nothing.

Sometimes when I'm writing I feel as though I'm saying the same thing over and over. How can I avoid repetition.

Some writing tips.

	Sometimes when I'm writing I feel as though I'm saying the same thing over and over. How can I avoid repetition.
	Some writing tips.