{"id":17887,"date":"2012-04-16T15:04:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T22:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/?p=17887"},"modified":"2024-02-26T03:14:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:14:34","slug":"20-tips-for-breaking-through-writers-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/20-tips-for-breaking-through-writers-block\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Tips For Breaking Through Writer’s Block"},"content":{"rendered":"
We're not writing novels. We're not writing academic essays or lengthy progress reports. We are writing sassy, fabulous, informative and fun blog posts. We're writing about what we love: fashion, beauty, design, our lives, our interests and our closets!<\/p>\n
So with all these wonderful, beautiful things to talk about, why can it be so hard to do? You sit down at the computer, you've got to have a post for tomorrow and… Nothing. Nada<\/em>. You might even know what you want to talk about (summer beauty tips, perhaps?) but you don't even know where to start. How do you lead off, how will you organize your thoughts? What will your readers like?<\/p>\n
Often I feel such pressure and responsibility to write something<\/em>, that it stifles my desire to produce anything<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Your next post is in that noggin of yours somewhere, you just have to coax it out. To get those fingers tapping on the keys and bring brilliant thoughts to fruition, you may just need to break out of your routine, change things up a bit or maybe start fresh altogether.<\/p>\n
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20 tips to try to help you bust through your writer's block:<\/h3>\n\n
Go for a quick walk<\/strong>. Circle the block, leave your cell phone at home. Keep your eyes up and take in whats around you. Sometimes you just need a charge of fresh air to clear your head.<\/li>\n
Try a schedule<\/strong>. Mark out a time in your day (or your evening, or your weekend) that is always for writing. Training yourself to be present at a certain time and place, and your brain will start showing up, too. Routines work, people!<\/li>\n
Let yourself draft<\/strong>. Often I feel stunted when I want to write because I want the words that show up to be perfect. That's what editing and re-writing is for, so just start with something, even if it's just bullet points.<\/li>\n
Set deadlines for yourself<\/strong>. I always function well under pressure, don't you? (Even if it's self imposed.)<\/li>\n