NaNo 2013 Inspiration, Day 26
Words got you stuck?
5 Strategies to Un-stick Your Stuck Words (Source)
1. Retype words from a story or song you admire.
The act of retyping famous words and paying attention to how they feel and sound can re-spark your muse.
2. Freewrite.
Freewriting is writing without censoring yourself.
Don’t stop to think about what you should write next; just write it. When you’re finished with this exercise, you might find yourself unblocked and ready to get back to work on your manuscript.
3. Write a letter to your character.
Tell your character your concerns. Ask questions. When you’re done, write back to yourself from the perspective of that character.
4. Sweat it out.
Even a short exercise burst of 10 to 15 minutes can help you re-energize and think of what to write next.
5. Force yourself to write for five minutes.
Five minutes is a very short amount of time in the grand scheme of things. You might not feel like you have anything to say, but try telling yourself you only need to write for five minutes.
Set a timer, choose what part of your manuscript you’ll work on, then just start. It may feel forced. You may end up deleting everything you wrote at the end of the five minutes. It might be absolute rubbish.
But, at the end of it, you also might find that you’ve picked up momentum and no longer need to stop when the timer goes off.
While you're here, check in below and let us know how you did yesterday with your writing, and how you're doing overall!
Whether you're ahead or behind, remember, ALL WORDS ARE AWESOME WORDS and just by writing you are making progress. Need some encouragement or cheerleading or just a place to vent your frustrations? Let us know!
5 Strategies to Un-stick Your Stuck Words (Source)
1. Retype words from a story or song you admire.
The act of retyping famous words and paying attention to how they feel and sound can re-spark your muse.
2. Freewrite.
Freewriting is writing without censoring yourself.
Don’t stop to think about what you should write next; just write it. When you’re finished with this exercise, you might find yourself unblocked and ready to get back to work on your manuscript.
3. Write a letter to your character.
Tell your character your concerns. Ask questions. When you’re done, write back to yourself from the perspective of that character.
4. Sweat it out.
Even a short exercise burst of 10 to 15 minutes can help you re-energize and think of what to write next.
5. Force yourself to write for five minutes.
Five minutes is a very short amount of time in the grand scheme of things. You might not feel like you have anything to say, but try telling yourself you only need to write for five minutes.
Set a timer, choose what part of your manuscript you’ll work on, then just start. It may feel forced. You may end up deleting everything you wrote at the end of the five minutes. It might be absolute rubbish.
But, at the end of it, you also might find that you’ve picked up momentum and no longer need to stop when the timer goes off.
- How often do you get stuck?
- What do you do to get flowing again?
While you're here, check in below and let us know how you did yesterday with your writing, and how you're doing overall!
Whether you're ahead or behind, remember, ALL WORDS ARE AWESOME WORDS and just by writing you are making progress. Need some encouragement or cheerleading or just a place to vent your frustrations? Let us know!