In response to several inquiries, I am listing below the links to previous blog posts that explore the “Wheel of Suffering” for procrastinating writers. The basic concept of the wheel is that we perpetuate non-productive behaviors in a recurring, repetitive cycle of avoidance and binge-writing.
Often we don’t know how or why we perpetuate these problems. Here are links to posts that will provide further explanation. A more detailed discussion is available in my book, The Blocked Writer’s Book of the Dead.
Many a blocked writer languishes on the “Procrastination Wheel of Suffering”
Spinning on the Procrastination Wheel: Part 1- Unrealistic goals, delay start.
Spinning on the Procrastination Wheel: Part 2 – Fear of Failure, Anxiety, Resentment
The Procrastination Wheel of Suffering: Part Three – Internal Pep Talks and Daydreaming
The Procrastination Wheel of Suffering: Part Four – Avoidance, Worry, Lying, Self-Criticism
The Procrastination Wheel of Suffering: Part Five – Anxiety, Deadlines and Binge Writing
The Procrastination Wheel of Suffering: Part Six – Writing Binge, Disappointment, Rationalizing
What if I prick my finger on the spinning wheel?