Acquired Author’s Block? 23 Writing Suggestions That Don’t Contain Writing
by Brilliant in Writting Tips 0
Okay, so the title’s a little misleading. These 23 writing ideas do involve writing, albeit in a roundabout way. And they’re not really ideas; they’re activities.
Okay, so the title’s completely misleading.
What you’re really about to get are 23 actions that don’t require you to take a seat at your pc staring at a blinking cursor for hours on end.
Writer’s block happens. And let me be clear: I don’t consider in writer’s block as an excuse for not writing. More often than not, when a writer self-diagnoses writer’s block, it’s really a case of I-should-be-writing-however-I’d-somewhat-be-doing-something-else or my-muse-has-left-the-building-and-I’m-too-lazy-to-look-for-her.
There’s never an excuse for not writing, but there are times when the most effective course of action is to take a break and do something else. In the event you’ve been writing all day, then you definitely deserve a break. If you happen to pumped out 10,000 phrases this week, then you definitely need to put down your notebook or step away from that work-in-progress, give your writing muscles a very good rest, and have interaction in non-writing activities.
However you’re still a writer, so here’s the catch: you sort out these activities in a way that solely a writer would.
23 Writing Suggestions (or Activities) That Don’t Involve Writing (but Involve Pondering Like a Writer)
Leave your keyboard, pocket book, and pen behind, but maintain your writerly head in your shoulders as you scoot through these writing tips. The idea is to have interaction in activities that can form and inform your writing, so try to take a look at every thing through your writer’s lens.
1. Read. That is the obvious non-writing writerly factor you can do. Catch up on your subscriptions, choose up an excellent novel, or take a stab at reading a book on writing. Don’t neglect to place your toes up!
2. Observe. Do a little people-watching at your favourite café or at a park. Pay attention to some fascinating conversations and get ideas for dialogue. Notice people’s physique language so you can deliver it into your narrative.
3. Stand up and move that body. Yes, the writer’s creed in the 21st century is Butt In Chair, however if you want to keep that butt in form, you’ve received to get off it every once in a while. Go for a walk, do some dance, make slightly love.
4. Cook and/or eat. But here’s the catch - make it something particular: one of your favorite dishes or eating places or that new recipe you’ve been dying to strive but just haven’t had time. Cooking and consuming are highly sensory experiences, so think up descriptions for the food. How does it look, style, sound (sizzle), and odor?
5. Watch a movie. There are tons of nice films about writers. Here are a few to get you started: Distress, Stranger Than Fiction, or Throw Mama from the Train.
6. Do a crossword puzzle. This is sort of a cheat because you form of have to jot down to fill it in (unless you’re utilizing a digital crossword). Phrase puzzles are an effective way to construct your vocabulary!
7. Play a game. I like logic games. Clue is my favourite because it’s a pondering recreation and also you get to make a matrix. If solely making a matrix was as cool because it sounds. In any case, there are many brain-games that promote thinking. Play them.
8. Take a stroll down reminiscence lane. Have you ever put aside a while to go through your outdated notebooks and recordsdata? It’s enlightening on many levels. You’ll come throughout that poem that you simply always thought was so profound solely to discover that now it seems like a tween rant. You’ll stumble over a short story you thought sucked but now makes you laugh. You’ll realize how much your writing has improved but you’ll also discover treasures that showcase your uncooked talent. You may even find some old tasks which can be price resurrecting.
9. Bear in mind your other hobbies? Now could be an excellent time to pick a kind of back up, even if it’s only for the day.
10. Fix your website. I mean it: repair your website. Sign off of your site and then check it out as a visitor. I assure you’ll find one thing so as to add or update. Examine it against a few of your favourite writers’ websites. Are you lacking anything? Got too much happening?
11. Work in your 5-yr plan. Some novelists spend a decade writing a single book. Surely, you may work out your writing (and non-writing) private and career targets for the following five years.
12. Geek out. You understand that factor you used to be obsessive about (and perhaps nonetheless are). You understand what I’m speaking about. You obtain the motion figures. Yeah, go take pleasure in that some more.
13. Attempt one thing new. Do one thing you’ve never completed however have all the time wished to do.
14. Strive one thing even newer - one thing you’ve never dreamt of doing. Possibly even one thing you’re a bit of fearful of doing. Take a risk.
15. Spend a while supporting fellow writers. Promote them on social media, buy their books, write (oops, sort of a cheat, proper? But we’ll let it slide for the better good) a assessment on Amazon or Good Reads. Head right down to your favourite indie bookstore and buy a book.
16. Attend an event. You realize, a writing event. A poetry studying, a e book signing, a lecture. Trust me, these occasions are a lot more enjoyable and attention-grabbing than they sound.
17. Watch a video on writing.
18. Sharpen your pencils.
19. Join a e book club.
20. Rearrange your workplace or writing space. Generally a change in your surroundings recharges your drive and creativity.
21. Get some contemporary air. Take that e book or your iPod exterior and absorb a bit vitamin D.
22. Study a brand new skill. There are many abilities you can master to offer your writing career a boost: weblog technology, social media methods, query letter guidelines, copyright laws, marketing, and interview techniques.
23. Read aloud. Let’s say you get published. You might need to do a book tour; you’ll most likely do local signings. Even should you self-publish and do all your advertising on-line, you might need to do a cellphone or video interviews. So practice.
Choose and choose from any of those actions, and when you have any writing suggestions or activities so as to add to this list, then depart a comment. And carry on writing.
