Keep Your Muse Close
Consider Often bumpy roads lead to beautiful places. –Dave Martinez Have you ever faced precious projects you couldn’t bring yourself to finish? These writer tips could help any project. Inspiration for Writers reminds, “Face it; you’re not going to wake up each morning eager to jump headlong into writing. In fact, most days you won’t even want to get out of bed without hitting the snooze button at least once. Don’t wait for the Muse to sit on your shoulder. She’s a fickle little witch, anyway. You don’t need her. Write without her, just to spite her!” Read more Dragon Soul Press suggests, “Avoid Burnout – don’t write every day. … In addition to that bad case of carpal tunnel, you wear yourself out by constantly thinking in pushing a story through instead of giving your brain time to absorb and think about what you wrote. You’ll burn yourself out. Give your brain a day off.” Read more The Writing Cooperative adds, Know your niche Read a lot Schedule time Get coffee See more tips Whatever your project, keep going. Check out these inspiring videos! Shop Sandra’s Gallery Buy Sandra’s Art framed, on canvas, as posters as well as on mugs, tote bags, tee shirts, journals, puzzles, phone cases, ornaments, face masks, towels, blankets, cups, pillows, shower curtains and more These unique, sturdy mugs are: Ceramic Dishwasher and Microwave safe Two sizes: 11 oz and 15 oz Prices, $15 and $18 CUSTOMIZE. Use tools with item to: Enlarge, reduce size of art Change placement of art and text Choose background colors Purchase this cup View All Collections HERE. Thanks for shopping!
Overcome Writers Block
Consider You can’t think yourself out of a writing block, you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. – John Rogers Geraldine Brooks‘ debut novel, Year of Wonders has been translated into over 25 languages. Brooks won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel, March. Her Caleb’s Crossing and People of the Book were New York Times best sellers. When chatting with Brooks at the National Book Festival, I asked how she handled Writers Block. Here’s her answer [applies to any fresh start], Why do we never hear of hairdresser’s block, or auto mechanic’s block? Or even sculptor’s block, for that matter. Why are writers the only workers on earth who are allowed to have a “block?” I’m sorry, but you need to get up and go to work, like every other person on the planet. Some days are more productive than others. So what? When there’s no wind, row. When you find you can’t make art, practice craft. Just as a bricklayer can always pick up a brick and lay it next to another brick, a writer can pick a word and place it next to another word. Just as, some days, the bricklayer’s wall will go up straight and true, some days the sentences will be fluid and laden with meaning. Some days, the wall will be wobbly and uneven, and will require the use of a backhoe and new beginning. Some days the writing will be stale and meaningless and you will throw it away and start over. But from seeing what didn’t work, you will have a better idea what might. The important thing is the daily effort. You cannot just check out and refuse to write because your aura is on crooked or the mot juste is unarriving. Find some other word, for the time being, and row onward. * Many successful writers [Ernest Hemmingway, James Baldwin, Gene Fowler] have said that there’s nothing to writing once you wipe the blood from your forehead. Fortunately, this post’s video shows how start-up writing can be much easier, less painful, fun, even hip. Write. Share your thoughts. Along the way, 10 Secrets to Overcome Writers Block Shop Sandra’s Galleries