Writing Tip #4
Writer’s Block.
We all get it.
The feeling of being stuck. Lost. Don’t know what to write next. It sucks. I am stuck in a rut right now myself. I am working on my second novel and have an idea traffic jam stuck in my head. It’s awful. I feel like the more time I step away from my work, the more damage it does. A break is fine, but if you’re like me and have your breaks turn into days, you start to not want to go back to work on your project at all.
So what do we do?
Well, everyone’s different. Some people suggest lighting up a creative candle, take a breath and meditate on that scene. That is awesome…but it does not work for me. Someone else suggested to do something else creative like coloring or painting out the scene you are working on. Again, doesn’t work for me. However I did find my solution. Buy a book of writing prompts, pick a prompt and write about your characters.
Example: I have tons of books filled with writing prompts. I picked one at random that said, “Write a one page mystery of someone robbing a jewelry store.” So I put my characters of the project I was working on in my prompt. That way, it feels like I am still working on my book, but I’m stepping away from the scene that I was stuck on. It helps with getting me back on track.
Everybody is different and everybody has their own tricks on how to defeat writer’s block. It doesn’t matter what you do to defeat it, as long as you defeat it. Why? Because as a writer, you’re going to run into it eventually and you don’t want to get stuck on it for too long. Just think of it as another obstacle for you to jump over!
