{"id":1236,"date":"2017-06-20T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.i-newswire.com\/blog\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:42:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T15:42:24","slug":"press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer’s Block"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"get-started-newsroom\"<\/a>Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a rough patch and nothing seems to work anymore. Other times you can sit and stare at a blank piece of paper for hours waiting for the inspiration to show up. So what do you do? What happens when you get stuck writing a press release? How do you get through this type of writer\u2019s block?<\/p>\n

Walk Away from It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get up from your desk and leave your press release for at least ten minutes, and twenty to thirty is preferable. Do something mundane. Take a walk. Clean out your desk. Check your email or make a few phone calls. Allow your brain to focus on something else for a while. Chances are, while you\u2019re focusing on other things, you may be inspired with ideas for your press release. Walking away from it relieves some of the pressure.<\/p>\n

Stop Writing, Start Researching<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t done the research yet, now is the perfect time to get it done. Instead of staring at your unfinished press release, you can be productive and research facts and data for it. You can also find a few people to interview and grab quotes from them. Between the research and the quotes, you may find the answers you need to continue writing your press release.<\/p>\n

Force It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another option to break through writer\u2019s block is to force it. Allow yourself to write an absolutely terrible first draft. Even if you have no idea what you\u2019re writing or why, by putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, some of what you write will be usable. And by writing and forcing it, you will also end up with new information, new ideas, and a possible direction for your finished press release.<\/p>\n

Shift Your Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes you\u2019re not stuck on the entire press release, but rather you\u2019re stuck on one specific section of it. Skip that section and shift your focus to a different area of your release. If you\u2019re stuck on the lede, write the call to action and the concluding paragraph. If you\u2019re stuck on one of the body paragraphs, skip it and go to the next paragraph.<\/p>\n

Writer\u2019s block happens to everyone and it seems to happen often when the project is difficult. There\u2019s no one hard and fast rule for dealing with writer\u2019s block. When you get stuck you may need to try several different things to find what works for you. Sometimes simply taking a short break from the project can help you come back at it with new focus and energy.<\/p>\n

Call us today to speak to one of our PR specialists: 1-800-713-7278<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[415,416,146],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pr-writing-tips","tag-fighting-press-release-writers-block","tag-getting-unstuck-when-writing-your-press-release","tag-press-release-writing-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPress Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer's Block | Newswire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer's Block\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newswire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inewswire\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-20T20:14:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-12-21T15:42:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1463\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anthony Santiago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@inewswire\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@inewswire\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anthony Santiago\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck\",\"name\":\"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer's Block | Newswire\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-20T20:14:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-12-21T15:42:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/20dd0db7626c09e94272db7977515175\"},\"description\":\"Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1463},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer’s Block\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Newswire Press Release Distribution Services\",\"description\":\"Press Release Distribution Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/20dd0db7626c09e94272db7977515175\",\"name\":\"Anthony Santiago\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c379ca0b6f3a9365664e9bef497c37a7f9bf7411381eb6badbb8711b7520ac1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c379ca0b6f3a9365664e9bef497c37a7f9bf7411381eb6badbb8711b7520ac1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anthony Santiago\"},\"description\":\"Anthony Santiago is Director of Marketing at Newswire. With over a decade of experience in PR, he helps ensure that clients understand the value of brand messaging and reach.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.newswire.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/author\/anthony\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer's Block | Newswire","description":"Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer's Block","og_description":"Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a","og_url":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck","og_site_name":"Newswire","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inewswire\/","article_published_time":"2017-06-20T20:14:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-12-21T15:42:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":1463,"url":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anthony Santiago","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@inewswire","twitter_site":"@inewswire","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anthony Santiago","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck","url":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck","name":"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer's Block | Newswire","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg","datePublished":"2017-06-20T20:14:00+00:00","dateModified":"2018-12-21T15:42:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/20dd0db7626c09e94272db7977515175"},"description":"Press releases aren\u2019t easy to write. Sometimes you\u2019re in a writing groove and feel like it\u2019s all coming together, and suddenly you\u2019re stuck. You hit a","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/fixingwritersblock.jpg","width":1800,"height":1463},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/press-release-writing-tips-for-when-you-get-stuck#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Press Release Writing Tips to Get Un-Stuck from Writer’s Block"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/","name":"Newswire Press Release Distribution Services","description":"Press Release Distribution Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/20dd0db7626c09e94272db7977515175","name":"Anthony Santiago","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c379ca0b6f3a9365664e9bef497c37a7f9bf7411381eb6badbb8711b7520ac1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c379ca0b6f3a9365664e9bef497c37a7f9bf7411381eb6badbb8711b7520ac1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anthony Santiago"},"description":"Anthony Santiago is Director of Marketing at Newswire. With over a decade of experience in PR, he helps ensure that clients understand the value of brand messaging and reach.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.newswire.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/author\/anthony"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}