Welcome to another week, on the Romance Writers Weekly blog hop! Today we're asked to: "Give three tips that motivate you to write when you don't feel like it."
I think the first thing to do is figure out why you're not writing. It could be deadline pressure, or imposture syndrome, or fallout from rejection/bad reviews. OR it could be something wrong in your story; something that your subconscious mind has picked up on, but your conscious mind hasn't figured out yet. OR it could be burnout or overwhelm, or exhaustion. OR maybe you can't write because you're feeling too guilty about not writing!
If you're in the middle of a project, I find going back to the beginning and re-reading everything you've written up until the point where you got stuck frequently works for getting you unstuck. Or possibly uncovering the point where you went wrong.
Setting a time limit, or a page limit is also helpful. Set a timer and write for just ten minutes. Or write just three pages. Or one scene.
Try writing something else--because sometimes you just have to humor the muse. Or try changing the POV, or the tense you're using.
If none of those work, you might have to give in and give yourself permission to take the day off. Maybe spend it reading, refilling the well. Just don't panic. Because this, too, shall pass!
Now, hop on over to Brenda Margriet's page and learn how she motivates herself. And don't forget to check out SILVER SOLDIERS: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology #7.
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