Most (though not all) of us experience some sort of writer’s block or creative drought every once in a while. I’ve been working on one lately, and let me tell you—it’s not fun.
Gabi Pereira of Iggi & Gabi had been dealing with a creative drought recently, too. She asked for suggestions from her brilliant readers, and she got a lot of great ideas to end a creative drought
. Here are some of the great suggestions:
From Joel:
- “Sit down and try to connect with what [your] inner self is needing right now, before it is ready to start writing again.”
From Selena Wolff:
- Recognize the creative life cycle, and remain confident that the creative mindset will return.
From Kari Marie:
- Spend a few minutes a day thinking about what bothers you about your WIP, or reasons why you can’t move forward.
- Daily journal writing, even if it’s only a sentence or two.
From several people:
- Get out and live life!
- Read!
- Give yourself room to breathe: don’t judge yourself, allow yourself to not write, etc.
This will be part of next week’s Writing Wednesday!
What do you think? How do you beat a drought?
Photo credits: desert—Guilherme Jófili; hand writing—Melanie Cook
