Trying Unusual Habits to Get the Words Flowing
When you’re having trouble writing, do you have weird habits that are sure to get the words flowing? If you haven’t come up with any, check out this list of 9 Weird Habits that Famous Writers Formed. Some of them are a little bit out there, but maybe even those will give you an alternative idea to try.
For me, if I need to write on a given day and am not feeling it, I try to re-read some of what I’m working on (assuming that it’s started). Doing that sometimes kicks my editor brain into gear, and I start making minor tweaks to what’s already written, but oftentimes that’s enough to also get me in the write mindset for new words as well. If it’s something I haven’t started yet, I can read through whatever notes I’ve got, or if it’s something without even notes, I can start working on those instead. Even if I only get a small amount of progress, it’s more than if I hadn’t written anything.
I also tend to have a lot of projects going on at any given time, so if I can’t find the right mindset for one project, I can sometimes find it for another project instead. Or, as a last resort, I can always start something new. I really don’t recommend the last of these, though, because this is likely what leads to having too many projects I’m working on at the same time!
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