Writers block—the bane of grant-writers, students of every age and size, speechwriters, authors, and playwrights everywhere. How do we get over it on with our lives?
Fear not...I have a few methods that will save the day.
Keep writing....even if it’s crap...even if it doesn’t make sense....even if you create a bunch of run-on sentences with mispeleled words ;)
Read other people’s work. You have to take a break eventually. Check out what other people are doing. Go see a movie or a play.
Mindset. No self-fulfilling prophesies about how you’ll never get over this or how you’re the worst writer in the world. This too shall pass...and it’ll pass quicker if you pull out the inefficient weeds of negativity inside your brain.
Carry something with you to take notes. An i-pad, smartphone, voice recorder, or small notepad will do. Brilliance doesn’t just come to you sitting in front of the keyboard. It comes in a board meeting, a power walk, or a trip to the coffee shop.
Exercise regularly. Get the blood flowing. Get away from the computer for a little while. Go canoeing. Play some basketball. Bring your notepad just in case.
These are just a few. Other resources like a Thesaurus, Google, and a hot shower have also been known to do the trick. Now get out there and write something incredible (after you’ve written me to say hello).
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