Inside Writer’s Block
Standing tall in the middle of an unnamed city looms a tower block full of writers. To look at it from the outside, it looks like any ordinary urban living space, but inside and on every floor, somebody is writing something. That’s why it is called Writers’ Block or Bloggers’ Block.
So let’s open the doors, step into the lift and be prepared to visit every writer or blogger imaginable from copywriters and comic strip writers to novelists and playwrights and see what masterpieces they are at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of writing.
A is for Advertising
Our first stop is to visit our advertising copywriter. He, as you would probably imagine, has a stack of cereal boxes, tins of soft drinks and other products strewn around the flat; all for inspiration of course. According to advertising principles, you have to get a feel for the product that you are trying to write advertising copy for and what better way to get to know it than by eating or drinking it. That is exactly what a cereal copywriter does as they prepare to come up with a new advertising campaign for the latest breakfast cereal or another new product.
B is for Bermuda Triangle
Our resident Science Fiction blogger resides on this floor and you can usually tell when they are busy at work because all the lights in the corridor flicker on and off just like something in a science fiction film. We cannot show you inside her room as it is all top secret and if we did show you anyway, we would have to kill you and we certainly don’t want to do that.
C is for Catharsis
Quickly stepping onto the next floor you will no doubt hear the frantic tapping of keys as our next creative writer is in full flow writing the ending to his novel. It is indeed true what they say about endings being the most important and powerful part of a story as this what the main character finally learns at the end of their emotional journey. It is often cited as being one of the most difficult things to write. Listen, the tapping sound of the writer’s keyboard has stopped and the crying has started all over again. If we remember correctly, this is ending number 58!
D is for Dynamic Duo
Notice the two tone colour of the corridor here. That’s a clear sign of a super hero and his alter ego. This floor is where you will find our comic strip writer. Master of speech bubbles, exclamations and good old fashioned verbal insults. The art of a comic book writer is in the ability to create believable characters with a dark side who people can sympathise with. But looking at the two colours here, we are not entirely convinced that the creator of this yet to be named hero is on the same page as himself.
Unfortunately the other floors are restricted access at the moment, but that is more to do with the writers being precious about their ideas. So the poet doesn’t want anybody to know that they are writing a poem about cats, the speech writer doesn’t want anybody, especially the groom to know the punch lines of his wedding speech and the travel writer doesn’t want anybody to know the name of the island which has the best beach in the world. Keeping these things a secret means that the content when read for the first time creates an impressionable feeling upon the reader.
There are perks to being the caretakers of Writers’ Block. You have keys to all the rooms!
Ian Phillips is a writer who understands that there are many different styles and types of writing to help you promote your business. The most popular one at the moment is guest blogging as this creates engaging and informative material for your business to attract potential customers.
