Writing Advice Is All Good And Well, Until You Feeling You Havent Written Anything Right Because You

Writing advice is all good and well, until you feeling you haven’t written anything right because you didn’t follow the “rules” other people have set.

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Some of my writer’s block cures:

Handwrite. (If you already are, write in a different coloured pen.)

Write outside or at a different location.

Read.

Look up some writing prompts.

Take a break. Do something different. Comeback to it later.

Write something else. (A different WIP, a poem, a quick short story, etc.)

Find inspiring writing music playlists on YouTube. (Themed music, POV playlists, ambient music, etc.)

Do some character or story prompts/questions to get a better idea of who or what you’re writing.

Word sprints. Set a timer and write as much as you can. Not a lot of time to overthink things.

Set your own goals and deadlines.

Write another scene from your WIP. (You don’t have to write in order.) Write a scene you want to write, or the ending. (You can change it or scrap it if it doesn’t fit into your story later.)

Write a scene for your WIP that you will never post/add to your story. A prologue, a different P.O.V., how your characters would react in a situation that’s not in your story, a flashback, etc.

Write down a bunch of ideas. Things that could happen, thing that will never happen, good things, bad things.

Change the weather (in the story of course.)

Feel free to add your own.

New chapter posted!!

Writing an outline for a new work and I have the characters, the settings, the concepts, the back stories, the playlists, the rough art work-- everything other than the plot. I have no plot.

Guilt is such a weird emotion at times. And also completely irrational as well.

I’ve been feeling really guilty these past few days cause I haven’t been able to sit down at write anything because I’ve been so tired.

And I shouldn’t even feel that guilty! Because one of my dogs literally just had her puppies on Monday! My sister and I have been up at all hours with her through the labor, helping her with cleaning and feeding the puppies, and monitoring them at all hours while also taking care of the farm and other dogs we have. So we are justifiably exhausted at this point.

I want to write so bad but my eyes hurt, my head hurts, I’ve been stress itching all over, and I only have enough energy to take care of all the animals then doomscroll for hours.

I say all this to say, guilt is a stupid emotion and I’d like to be rid of it now, thank you 😩

[For anyone interested; mom and babies are doing just fine, we had two born- a boy and a girl. This is her first and only litter, that was kinda sorta planned. The Mama’s name is Mochi (in honor of Jimin, yes I’m that nerdy) and she’s a year old Dalmatian. She was bred to our male, Indigo (that album is a masterpiece) so they are purebred, cutie little whiny babies. Kookie (my Dalmatian, Mochi is my sister’s as well as the male, I just got to name them) is very excited to play with these little babies when they are old enough 💜]