Writing essays can be fun. It can be frustrating, exhilarating, or mind numbingly boring. In fact, if you can think of an emotion then you can probably apply it to writing. but why? Why does putting pen to paper, or more likely these days, putting fingers to keyboard cause such an array of human emotions.

It first depends on the person doing the writing and secondly on the topic and reason for the prose.

A dissertation is an important educational event in some-ones life and so the stress of having to produce a unique piece of coursework writing on a subject that is fresh can sometimes be too much for the well intentioned student.

Writers block or sometimes just mere frustration can be nearly as stressful as the most stressful experiences….buying a house. These days I would imagine that the stress of buying a property has been overtaken by selling or trying to sell a property! Sign o the times.

Whatever the reason for your writing attempts, a simple rule to remember is just to sit in front of your keyboard and let your mind go blank. Then just start writing. it doesn’t matter what about….just write, let it out, let it flow.

Tell yourself whats on your mind, what made you smile today… what made you angry.

Its like the 10 second rule. Count to 10 when someone makes you mad before you react and you will be better able to deal with the stress of the moment. Write for 5 minutes and then turn to your coursework assignment. You will find the words easier to come by and your essay will flow much better..

Thats my 5 minutes…see ya!