Writer’s block comes in many forms. There are those
wonderful individuals who never have to experience it but for those who do I
have some tips and my own personal solution for climbing out of the rabbit hole.
1. Choose fresh ideas. I like to be creative here. Everyone
loves a good writing prompt but making the story especially weird allows me to
climb out of this dreary attitude I’ve been harboring and dive into the
creative juices. Keep yourself guessing.
What would happen if a child’s toy dinosaur came to life in
the house? Tell the story from the mother’s perspective… chances are it’d take
you completely out of your comfort zone (especially for those YA writers out
there). Or how about Zeus ends up in the mortal world as a complete nerd… how
would you handle people treating him with such disrespect where his trident
wouldn’t work?
2. Don’t judge yourself. I know several of you have that
inner critic constantly judging you but allow yourself fifteen minutes of
freedom. Write whatever comes to mind… grocery list, rhymes, or just how much
you hate the fifteen minutes of no judgment.
3. Inspire yourself. When writers block hits I love to read
a good book. Pick up your favorite writers novel. Were they the ones who
inspired you to write? Chances are twenty pages in you’ll find inspiration all
over again.
4. I work out *dances to LMFAO*. These rockstars know all
about writers block… hence these crazy songs that become so addictive they don’t
leave your brain. Go for a walk… dance around your house… get out of your head
and let the words leave your mind for an hour while you relax or sweat out all
the toxins holding you back.
5. And if all else fails… eat chocolate.
13 comments:
I love to read for inspiration when I get stuck. And sometimes just opening the document and revising what I last wrote works. Thanks for sharing your tips.
These are such awesome suggestions, especially the last three. :) I always find that going for a run or dancing around the apartment helps me destress and come back to my WiP with fresh inspiration. And good books and chocolate are never a bad idea. :)
Changing perspective of a story can definitely help with writer's block. Seeing the same scene or outline through a different character's eyes has helped me in the past. Guess what I'll be using today???
Great ideas, especially the chocolate ;-)
Having some trouble finishing my MS right now - think I may just start something new for a while instead...
For me - go watch a good science fiction movie. (That means avoiding SyFy craptastic films at all costs.)
# 5 is my favorite.
As a mom of a kiddo who enjoys dinosaurs, I can certainly give one heck of a take on MY reaction, as a mom, if a dinosaur suddenly roared into life. Oh yeah, there would be lots of screaming involved and lots of misunderstandings, I'm sure. lol!!!
Chocolate cures all!
Love your inspirational advice. Especially the last one.
Chocolate makes everything better!
I totally agree with the chocolate. I keep a bowl of it on hand just in case. ;)
I definitely dance! And take walks or watch silly, mindless movies (Clue is one of my faves:)
Great ideas! Some of my best ideas have come out of reading addictive books and then deciding how I would have done the story differently. I then incorporate these ideas or versions of them into my own stories. I don't get writer's block often, but sometimes I pretend I have it...just so I can eat the chocolate anyway! :D Great post.
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I'm with you on the chocolate! I wish I liked to work out and run and stuff. People say it frees their mind. All it does for me is remind me how much I dislike working out. It's seriously all I think about while I'm working out. "I hate this. I hate this." I don't have time to think about my plot or anything.
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