5 tips to combat writer's block
- Rich Ulrich
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: May 27, 2020
1). Be Prepared! Most ideas for writing take place away from your writing instrument (desktop, lap top, tablet or cell phone. For me, my ideas come when I am swimming, in my spa or massage chair relaxing. Sometimes the ideas come from watching a movie. Sometimes the ideas come in my sleep or day dreams. Take notation on your recording program provided on your Android, Apple or other mobile device. Dictation is the best way to be prepared.
2). Take at least 15 minutes a day documenting your ideas or dictation of them into a collage of a document. Some spaghetti does stick to the walls.
3). Take one day each week to pitch your writing ideas to friends or family. Pitch them to strangers at your favorite coffee shop. Pitch them to anyone. Be sure to tell the listener that constructive criticism is welcomed.
4). Take a break and disconnect from writing. Sometimes it is a good idea to change scenery. Take a drive. Take a vacation. Disconnect. Set a time limit on time away.
5). Be easy on yourself. Do not be so hypercritical of your abilities. No one becomes an amazing writer overnight.
Numbers 1 and 2 are huge. Ideas are elusive you must capture them. Also, there a concept of "no zero days". If you have a goal to be a writer, commit to a block of time to write each day. Almost every prolific writer will tell you that even if it's only 5, 10, 15 minutes most days just that act of small willpower gets them going for 30 minutes or more. Progress is progress no matter how small.