7 Ways to Kick Start the Writing Habit
Sometime ago I came across an interesting post on Freelance Folder outlining seven ways to get your creative juices flowing. If you have been writing for a while, you know that getting out of the occasional writer’s block is a challenging task. Below you will find the seven tips, I am pretty sure they will be useful.
- Write nothing but headlines
- Write ‘crap’ without feeling guilty
- Schedule regular time and show up, even if you think you can’t write
- Write about how you solved a problem
- Edit older articles
- Type out other people’s articles
- Write something right now
If you want more tips we have also covered this topic in the past, check out:
- How to Bypass Your Internal Editor
- Write Super Fast
- How to Start Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It
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Most times I suffered from writers block in my life it is in the middle of a project. I get my protagonist so far and then I find I’m stuck. Every time the solution has been to write something else. In one case, my third novel, I ended up writing a complete set of short stories in the interim before I could return to my project with a fresh mind over a year later.
I agree with the article though, it doesn’t matter what you write at first. You just need to get back into the habit of stringing words together. Even making comments on blogs like this is a good thing as long as you write something a bit more constructive than, “Cool blog. Really liked it.”
It is always easier to add to something than it is to start from scratch. All I’ve done here is add an eighth and ninth entry to the list. But it made me think and that’s what you need your brain to do.
8. Write about writer’s block.
Works like a charm.
Hi,
For the last one year, I have been browsing internet to master writing skills. Like all writers, I encounter mental blocks which de-motivates. More importantly I have realized it is must to master grammar rules. Every day I see people communicating in a wrong manner whether oral and written. Reading and writing is crucial. Lastly, to master the art of writing in a formal language is a challenge. Think in English while writing.