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What do you do when you get writer’s block?

By Rory Gilchrist

I’ll tell you what Dr. Seuss did. Theodor Seuss Geisel, author of many children’s books, would take a leaf out of his most famous creation’s book, and accompany his editor into a closet filled to the brim (pun intended) with hats. They would then wear these hats until “the right words came out”. That’s a lot better than anything I can come up with to get rid of writer’s block. Take a look; these are some pretty funky headgear…

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Full link is here: Dr. Seuss, the Mad Hatter: A Peek Inside His Secret Closet

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