I haven't written in a couple of months and I'm looking for a way to get back into a writing mindset.
2007-01-20 10:21:21 · 6 answers · asked by deplorable_world 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
It could be that you're stuck in a mental rut. Try doing some things outside of your normal routine. I find that when I immerse myself in something too deeply, the ideas start to stagnate. Taking a little time away and engaging in some other activities seems to help at times. Getting the blood going by walking for exercise generates ideas for me.
I think what the other person wrote about the practice of writing even when nothing good is coming onto the page is valuable, too.
2007-01-20 10:54:22 · answer #1 · answered by Underground Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a buddy, set yourselves a set time, like 2 hours, grab a lot of paper and pens... and then just go crazy with timed writings (10 min, 30 min. etc.). No judging and no letting your pens stop during the timed part. That should help. Also, consider joining a writers' group, I've been a member for years. Here's a link to some tips I've learned about running one... good luck!
http://wehow.ehow.com/how_2019575_run-writers-group.html
2007-01-20 21:21:54 · answer #2 · answered by outdoorsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah yes. the infamous writers block. for me, the best cure to writers block is not thinking about writing. sometimes when i have it i try and try to write so much to the point that it just burns me out on it. try not thinking about it. observe your surroundings as usual and look for writing fuel, but don't intially think about writing. eventually it will come to you if you don't worry about it. it does for me. it may take a month, or even four....but you have to give it time. good luck.
2007-01-21 11:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You write. It feels stupid to just write nonsense, but you write whatever comes to your head and keep going until you feel that your ideas are coming back to you.
Don't wait until you feel inspired, just write down idiotic stuff until you get an "aha" and it may take an hour or two, but you write.
In fact, get off the computer and do it right now.
2007-01-20 18:25:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whenever I get stuck, I read. I read the classics, my favorite authors. They fill me with ideas, I can't wait but to go back and write.
2007-01-20 19:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by franc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink some vodka.
2007-01-21 01:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋