I hate writer's block. I want to write, fill my blank screen with words. I hear my dear characters talk inside my head; and I listen... so why can't I write? Or is it lack of focus?
Is it the fact that I'm too emotionally involved with them? Or is it the fact that I want to keep writing this novel for months because I love it so much? I'm not sure.
Anyway, here are several tips I've tried in the past which still help me (which means I ought to get offline now, at least!):
1- Unplug the internet
Forget about Facebook, GMail, Twitter, Instant Messengers and all that for a while and see how it goes.
2- Listen to music
3- Get some/more coffee (my favorite tip) :)
4- Stop thinking and start writing... whatever it is you write!
5- Eat healthy food and snacks to nourish your brain (more protein, fruits, veggies, nuts...etc.)
6- Take a shower, bath... or just be near a body of water
This works for me! I actually didn't know the exact reason behind this until I read about it in WRITE IT DOWN, MAKE IT HAPPEN by Henriette Anne Klauser. Moving water helps with creativity because of the negative ions it produces.
Positive ions are produced by machines and technology: computers, televisions, refrigerators, cars, airplanes, heating units and air conditioners...etc. Negative ions counter the exhausting effect of positive ions which is much better for immunity, the respiratory system and mood.
7- Read a book and return to writing later
Got any more tips? Please feel free to share!
1 comment:
1-Sometimes, time traveling back to reconcile with your own past memories. I believe there's always clues scattered around to decode our present primary main enigma obstacles. For instance; a name, a number,a book, a movie, an event,a situation can bail out your muse out of jail. :)
2- What you dislike the most, might turn your tables upside down for the good of mankind.
Eid Mubarak
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