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WRITER’S STRESS

Wire Editor Newman
4 min readNov 17, 2021

~ not ~ Writer’s Block

All my life, and that sounds like a broad statement, but yes nearly all my life I have heard of Writer’s Block. I grew up in a house with a Dad who was a Professional Journalist, a Mom who wrote for a local newspaper, and I took journalism in college as well. So yea, I have heard of writer’s block for a while.

However, what I have never heard of is Writer’s Stress. I suppose many writers just lump all the reasons why they can’t seem to write, under the theory of Writer’s Block, and that does make some sense.

But I am starting to believe I have Writer’s Stress this week as well. This week for example I have had several different ideas to write about, however not having the time to write is a completely different story, than just not knowing what to write. Which is all causing me some stress.

My full-time job has taken all my attention this week.

As a college instructor, for me this week is full of Mid-Terms, daily assignments, grading assignments, and contacting students just to name a few. Typical life of an instructor or a teacher.

All of this can cause some stress and anxiety. By the way, playing “Hooky” as a college instructor is highly frowned upon. So now, I must find ways to do both. To teach and write my article in Medium. What I really need is some…

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Wire Editor Newman
Wire Editor Newman

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Writer of, Humor, Poetry, Life, Love, Fiction, Automobiles and the Blues. / Writing in Medium.com / https://medium.com/refresh-the-soul

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