Sara Whitford
When I'm stuck, I like to switch things up.
There's just something about sitting there with that relentless little cursor blinking in front of me that can put the brakes on my creativity. When that happens, I know that it's time to move away from the computer.
Sometimes, I just need to take a break from writing for a little while. Maybe take a walk or watch an episode of "Magnum P.I." or "Murder, She Wrote" on Netflix.
I keep a composition book, a pen, and a stack of index cards in the end table next to my chair so that I can toy around with my ideas and try to get the creative juices flowing again. Sometimes, it seems like all it takes is a little change in perspective—moving away from the computer screen to using a pen and paper—to get unblocked.
When that doesn't work, I know it's time to just give it a day or two and work on a different part of the manuscript, or another project altogether.
There's more if you're interested. In fact, I've actually written an entire blog post about this. You can read it here: http://sarawhitford.com/favorite-writ...
There's just something about sitting there with that relentless little cursor blinking in front of me that can put the brakes on my creativity. When that happens, I know that it's time to move away from the computer.
Sometimes, I just need to take a break from writing for a little while. Maybe take a walk or watch an episode of "Magnum P.I." or "Murder, She Wrote" on Netflix.
I keep a composition book, a pen, and a stack of index cards in the end table next to my chair so that I can toy around with my ideas and try to get the creative juices flowing again. Sometimes, it seems like all it takes is a little change in perspective—moving away from the computer screen to using a pen and paper—to get unblocked.
When that doesn't work, I know it's time to just give it a day or two and work on a different part of the manuscript, or another project altogether.
There's more if you're interested. In fact, I've actually written an entire blog post about this. You can read it here: http://sarawhitford.com/favorite-writ...
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