Freewriting<\/a> is a method in which you start writing all of your thoughts down on a piece of paper. You don\u2019t think about grammar or spelling errors. You don\u2019t worry about punctuation. You just write, and write, and write. Before long, you\u2019ll actually have something to write about.<\/p>\nAnything and everything that comes across your mind, that\u2019s what you write. Don\u2019t censor yourself. And if you have absolutely nothing going on in your mind, write about that.
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\nExample: I have absolutely nthing to write about I kinow nothing at all Tharees nothing kn my brain and I can\u2019t make anything come out on this piece of paper I\u2019m just sititing here with absoulutelyu nothing al all going on in my brain but I might have left the coffee pot on I hope I didn\u2019t then coffee will burn up in the pot and I\u2019ll hav eti clean it out which will tak e me all day long but hat reminds me of a thought I had the other day how this town needs cleaned up from the inside out\u2026<\/p>\n
See what I mean? Oh by the way, I intentionally left the errors in place to show you that when you are freewriting, you don\u2019t correct yourself as you go. You\u2019re missing the point if you do. It\u2019s not about writing. It\u2019s about getting thoughts to flow through your mind so that you have something to write about.<\/p>\n
Break<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
When I hit a wall, I walk away. I mean, I completely walk away. I find something else to do and I take my mind off of what I was trying to write. It\u2019s like resetting the brain.<\/p>\n
When you have writer\u2019s block, plenty of times it\u2019s because you are too close to your project. Getting away from it and completely taking your mind off of it, your brain will actually start to work in different ways and the juices will begin to flow again. It\u2019s like trying to drive up a muddy hill and you keep getting stuck because you\u2019ve worn a wet and slippery path for yourself. If you change the path, you get a fresh chance to make it up the hill.<\/p>\n
Stimulation<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
A very effective way to get past writer\u2019s block is to give your mind something to think about. Watch the news where information is constantly flowing. Grab a book where you\u2019ll read another writer\u2019s thoughts. Listen to the radio. Do whatever you have to do, but fill your mind with thoughts and information to jump start the juices again.<\/p>\n
Writer\u2019s block isn\u2019t merely having something to say and wondering how you are going to say it. It\u2019s staring blankly at a computer screen or a piece of paper and having nothing at all. It\u2019s a scary moment for a writer. Learning how to get past writer\u2019s block is just like anything else. Learn how to get over the obstacles in your path so that you can keep moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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