Writers Block
For the past few months I've been burning the midnight oil - trying to finish the manuscript I'm writing for Pearsons. There were moments where I just wanted to run away, burn the pages that I've already written or use an imperius curse to et the nearest person to me to finish the book for me.
As any writer would tell you writers block can't be avoided. I had a close deadline to work to and I had to think of some quick and very unconventional methods to overcome writers block in a time frame of say half an hour.
How to overcome writers block in half an hour:
1. Take off your bra (we'll that's only if you're a women, maybe if you're a guy putting on a bra would give you some inspiration - just kidding). The only way that I can write is if I'm not distracted in any way. I need to clear my mind and by taking off my bra I gained a sense of freedom. PS: Only try this tip at home not at an office!
2. Invent a snack (the combination of peanut butter and feta cheese on a provita seemed to do the trick)
3. Intoxicate yourself (loads of strong coffee, a sip of wine and chocolate that will get your sugar levels up)
4. Throw a tantrum (scream, cry, kick the door, jump up and down, laugh hysterically afterwards you'll feel much calmer, and it's much better than trying to keep your emotions in)
5. Read about Britney (at the times when I really felt sorry for myself and though it was the worst punishment in the world to write a book I went to Perezhilton.com and read about Britney Spears. You really won't believe how reading about her failed life managed to cheer me up)
6. Change of location (writers get bored of their surroundings and that's the main reason why I got myself a laptop and not a PC so that I can just pack up and go write somewhere else. I even took the bus 3 weeks ago to go visit my parents and to write my book there for one week)
7. Phone a friend (organising your social life over weekends is a must. Once you know you have something to look forward to it's easier to convince yourself to work again)
8. Play useless computer games (the past few months I revisited some of the games that I used to play 8 years ago - Minesweeper, hearts and Solitaire)
9. Just Do it (force yourself to write one word, one sentence and then one paragraph, before you know it you'll have finished your first page)
10. Blog (write about writers block. The AA always tell their people once you admit you have a problem you're halfway there to solving)
As any writer would tell you writers block can't be avoided. I had a close deadline to work to and I had to think of some quick and very unconventional methods to overcome writers block in a time frame of say half an hour.
How to overcome writers block in half an hour:
1. Take off your bra (we'll that's only if you're a women, maybe if you're a guy putting on a bra would give you some inspiration - just kidding). The only way that I can write is if I'm not distracted in any way. I need to clear my mind and by taking off my bra I gained a sense of freedom. PS: Only try this tip at home not at an office!2. Invent a snack (the combination of peanut butter and feta cheese on a provita seemed to do the trick)
3. Intoxicate yourself (loads of strong coffee, a sip of wine and chocolate that will get your sugar levels up)
4. Throw a tantrum (scream, cry, kick the door, jump up and down, laugh hysterically afterwards you'll feel much calmer, and it's much better than trying to keep your emotions in)
5. Read about Britney (at the times when I really felt sorry for myself and though it was the worst punishment in the world to write a book I went to Perezhilton.com and read about Britney Spears. You really won't believe how reading about her failed life managed to cheer me up)
6. Change of location (writers get bored of their surroundings and that's the main reason why I got myself a laptop and not a PC so that I can just pack up and go write somewhere else. I even took the bus 3 weeks ago to go visit my parents and to write my book there for one week)
7. Phone a friend (organising your social life over weekends is a must. Once you know you have something to look forward to it's easier to convince yourself to work again)
8. Play useless computer games (the past few months I revisited some of the games that I used to play 8 years ago - Minesweeper, hearts and Solitaire)
9. Just Do it (force yourself to write one word, one sentence and then one paragraph, before you know it you'll have finished your first page)
10. Blog (write about writers block. The AA always tell their people once you admit you have a problem you're halfway there to solving)
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