I’ve found it, I’ve found it!
Ok, I guess I better explain 
Do any of you remember my post back in May about Writers Block ? Well, the interesting thing about that post was where Laurie commented about her “writers block” 
I fell in love with this idea, and ever since I’ve had an eye out for something similar.
On my recent trip to Hay on Wye, I walked into a shop and there it was! A large piece of Welsh slate engraved with letters of the alphabet. The artist is Caitriona Cartwright who is a trained stone mason.
So I am now the proud owner of a “writers block” my “writers block” and it now sits with pride of place on my desk
I chose this particular design because I liked the way the letters looked like they were about to fall off the cube. It reminds me of how my mind feels sometimes lol. I have been picking it up and turning it over and over every time I need to think. It’s already become one of my favourite things
Is there anything you like to have around you when you write?
FANTASTIC — You go, girl!
Thanks Laurie, and thank you so much for the idea!
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Awesomeness! LOL!!!
Embrace writers block, that’s what I say Jenny
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This is awesome! I wish I were in UK so I could go to Hay on Wye!
Well, I don’t write, but I do edit for other writers, and I just need a soda, my laptop, and my bed-chair thing… umm … I have no idea what they’re called – it’s a foam piece shaped like the back of a chair with arms and I use it to support my back while I sit on the bed and work. It’s make all the difference between a constant sore back and being comfortable. I like to have a cat here, too, but they get disgusted with the computer taking up my lap and go away…
Bed Rest Pillow! I love those haha
Ah, thank you… It was my husband’s idea and, might I say, it was a brilliant one. I love this thing…
Thanks Katy
Of course, yes, I should have worded that question a bit differently, just assuming that ALL my followers are writers *head desk* Sorry honey.
Sounds very cozy
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Yours is not the only blog I follow that is primarily populated by writers. *shrug* It doesn’t bother me
I’m glad to hear we’re not chasing you away Katy
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Such a cool little invention! Its like its own pun lol
I like to have my watch next to me… I think that came to be since I usually wear a watch and I have to take it off in order to write. It just formed into something more I guess. I like to stare into it as the seconds hand ticks away the emptiness that seems to seep its way into my brain
Love it <3
Good isn’t it, I have Laurie to thank
That’s a lovely idea hon!
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I love it! I need my very own writers block now
I need peace and quiet and space to spread out. Oh yes, and a constant cup of tea
I think everyone should have their own personal writers block Rebecca
It did take me a while to find it, but I’m glad I took my time 
if and when you find one I’d love to hear about it 
Ahhhhh, yes, I’m with you there for the peace and the tea lol
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Oh that is brilliant “A writers block” my brain seems to be there at the moment
– I need time to myself before I can even start writing. Life is very busy at the moment, so not much writing is happening.
Thanks Sam
Ahhhhh, yes, life has a tendency to do that
The trick is to find some time, even if its just 10 minutes when you sit down with a cup of tea (says the woman who was so busy yesterday she didn’t pick up a pen lol).
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I totally understand that 10 min rule lol got mine at midnight yesterday lol, just wish it could be a little earlier, mind you having said that I know today’s will be around the same time lol
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Hope you got pen to paper today
Ahhhhh, yeah, that’s not good is it
Thanks honey, yeah, I’m back on track today!
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What a neat idea. I may have to get something like that. I don’t have anything in particular that has to be near when I write. A computer, note book and pen to brainstorm.
Oooooo, if you do get one, I’d love to see!
Now THAT, is a great list of items
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Neat twist, Vikki, I like it! I’ve got far too much buzzing around my brain to think about accessorising when writing, but I have a pile of reference books, dictionaries and a thesaurus in a cornet, and I find them quite comforting at times. Don’t know if that counts though.
It was Laurie’s idea Andy, I just pinched it
Those definitely count honey!
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That is amazing! I’ll have to be on the look out for my writer’s block. As for what I need when I’m writing…
1. a pot of tea (in the teapot that I sadly broke 10 minutes after moving in to my new apartment)
2. Yesterday- my little sidekick does love her writing cuddles and I think best with a toasty little Italian Greyhound snuggled beside me
3. a sheaf of fresh loose-leaf paper, a collection of pens, my Moleskine notebook, Lucille the Laptop (of course!)
4. sometimes music, sometimes an old movie favourite (like Clue) and sometimes silence. It depends on my mood.
5. a day free of distractions when I can hole up and do nothing but write.
I LOVE your list Sandra!!!!
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have to get me one of those!
You do LouAnn….I promise, you will NEVER suffer from writers block again!
Ok, well, perhaps not exactly, but I live in hope
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I have not generally been plagued with writers’ block in my nonfiction, but fiction is a totally different story — so I would love to try out this guarantee. I am on a committee that is running a writing workshop tomorrow, and the leader of the fiction workshop promises to rid us of writers block forever–I am not helping out in his workshop (I will be doing the songwriting workshop as a helper) but I am going to do a little interview with him for my newspaper to find out his secret–then I will let you know
Ooooooo, sounds brilliant! Hope you’ll be blogging about it
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I think my husband is my writers block! (sorry luv if you happen to read!) Oh for a day free from distractions…. must have coffee
Ha ha ha, probably not a good idea if you get one of these blocks, sounds like you might end up using it as a weapon!
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That is a very lovely block indeed!
Thanks Bridget, it is indeed
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That is a kind of interesting idea. I think in my house, that would be something my boy would be trying to get hold of, so I would have to hide it.
Ha ha ha, well, I haven’t got small children but I have got cats, so I know EXACTLY what you mean Elliot
Luckily, this thing is so heavy (solid Welsh slate) that not even the cats can knock it off my desk! 
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Oh my god I love this! I think I might make my own with quotes from well-known writers about writer’s block
Thanks for stopping by Kerina
Do you know what, I think you’ve struck on an idea there. A block (like mine) with famous writers quotes on it about writers block. I’d LOVE that!
Excellent idea honey!
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What a fun writing tool
I like the way the letters are haphazard, too. I’m fond of angles and curves, so that’s the one I’d have picked if I had seen one. Enjoy!
Thanks Kate
There was another one, where the letters were much more regimented, but, this one was the one I was drawn to
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I like to keep a vase of flowers next to me, depending on the season. Lilacs and tulips in spring, roses in summer, whatever I can scrounge up in the fall. Something alive really spruces up the mood for me.
I love your writing block!
Awwwww, Kirsten, I LOVE that idea!
I think if I had more space, a shelf above my desk, I would have things that reminded me if the seasons, fresh flowers, piles of conkers, pine cones….. *day dreams*
Thanks honey
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That’s brilliant, what an amazing idea
Thanks honey, but Laurie takes the credit on this one
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What a beautiful piece. I would love to have something like this around. When I write, I quite often use a large, 1-hour egg timer, to remind me to focus. It’s also handy when I’m surfing the web, to remind me of a time limit!
I know a lot of writers who use a timer, but I’d never thought of using it to limit my online time! Wow, that’s a tally a really good idea
Thanks Pauline xx
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