When writing works and when it doesn't

 For someone that write for both personal pleasure and for work when writing doesn’t seem to work it can be such a challenge. Finding the words that you want to put down on paper can be an issue and you have to accept that.

Some ideas to get your writing back:

• If you normally write on your computer, try writing on your tablet or on a piece a paper for a little while to see if that helps me get over the writing block.
• Change where you are doing your writing. Just moving to a different location if the same area can make a difference because you will see things a little differently as your view is different.
• Try doing a 10-minute writing blast and you don’t have to worry about what you are writing about as long as you are getting words done. This can make a big impact on your writing because sometimes having a time limit can help get the words out.
• Walk away from your writing for a little while to give your mind a break and do something else. Try going for a bit of a walk or even just going outside for a few minutes and looking around at your surroundings can help a lot.
• If you write blog entries, maybe look at a couple of your older entries and see what was important about that entry. This can sometimes spark another idea and off you go with your writing again.
• Change the location of where you write and this time get out of the normal spots and maybe go to a coffee shop or a bar and try and do some writing there. It can help you find your focus again because it is a different environment.

For me, I have found that when I can’t seem to get the words out very easily, I will give myself that 10-minute writing blat and it is amazing how the focus changes and suddenly writing works again. I have also found that I can quite often write more in a different environment, so we do put times aside to just escape the normal environment and writing seems to flow.

When your writing flows you have to allow it to happen and when there is a block accept that there is one and do something different for a little while and then get back to writing.  Write some people is for pleasure and for others it is also for work so knowing how to get the words flowing again is important.

If you have any ways that you get your writing focus back, I would love to hear them so please comment.