❶Great article i found some very useful points within this post. Crack and cocaine have three similar effects on the human body.
The key according to me lies in the fact that you should write when you are focused in your work. But I guess it differs from person to person too. Speaking of myself, I guess being a professional freelance writer and blogger — my work is to write!
I never really get into such blocks, or perhaps my mind is always floating around with creative ideas that are just waiting to be penned down. However, when these is work pressure and pending projects etc. Jamie Wyatt Apr 16, Debbie Apr 17, I like the Friend idea. I can do this. Bring the me out in my writing.
Great post and always love hearing your wisdom. Margaret Webster Apr 17, Love this post, Henneke. I listen to opera.
And the sublime music helps too. But it still works. Alanna Parke Kvale Apr 17, Tom Southern Apr 19, My problem is reining them in.
The second, running along similar lines to talking to your imaginary friend, is to talk to one of the characters in your novel. Or talking to your ideal reader. Henneke Enchanting Marketing Apr 20, Actually, I could see that happening. Mine keeps shaking his head. Mark Hermann Apr 19, As a songwriter, I write on the guitar. Been doing it for decades. Then I discovered alternate tunings. That means you tune the strings differently. Now all the relationships between the strings have changed and all the chords you know just evaporated.
So you end up relearning the instrument and every new chord you find has a totally different feel and color. Everything feels fresh again. Suddenly, new songs get written. I went for a couple of years before tuning my guitar to standard again. Fresh air and dogs is a wonderful way to free the brain. Just tricky sometimes to remember and write it quickly down when I get home.
Anthony Apr 21, Mix ideas from scientists and artists. Henneke Enchanting Marketing Apr 22, Nikki Apr 22, I suffer from writers block often. Then I use speech recognition software as I just talk out whatever I know and feel about the topic. Table Tennis Blog Apr 22, Thanks for the post! David Cunningham Apr 22, What a great and thought provoking list.
When notice of it came in I was practicing several of the suggestions I was off on a short break with my most insightful critic — my wife. The computer was off and remained off. We were on the Wind River Indian Reservation and among other things enjoying conversations with a resident Lakota friend whose perspective is refreshing and direct. Survival there is tenuous at best with abject poverty everywhere. Justin Apr 25, Some really good pointers there, i live in the city so it can be quite noisy where i live so i like to take a break and have lunch at a hotel or take a trip, that way it gives me some time to write and definitely gets me in the mood.
Jeannette Paladino Apr 28, We all self-edit too much. I also subscribe to another of your pointers: I had fun with that post! Matt Brennan May 07, These are some good suggestions. Henneke Enchanting Marketing May 07, LeadGenix May 14, What a fun article! Henneke Enchanting Marketing May 18, Sherry Andrus May 17, I was totally cracking up. What a great post. I am totally sharing this with my team. Mike May 24, Taking a short walk to the park and getting on the swings yes, swings!
Henneke Enchanting Marketing May 25, Hannes Uys May 26, Have a note book handy most of the time and jot down ideas that pop into your mind at times that you least expect it. I agree with you Henneke; forcing to write a post will make the situation worse. Great post by the way! Justin Westbrooks May 30, For me, I definitely find that turning off my computer and traveling somewhere new is the key. Nick Alexander, 8th Grade Oct 27, Enter the world of the stressed year-old 8th Grader.
Ashley John Jun 16, I just put my head down and write until I stop thinking about it and the words just flow naturally! David S Sep 10, It works for me every time: Arnolds Muziekschool Oct 31, Riley Dec 11, I think your advice was very creative and it would take very talented people to come up with that!
Thank you so much! Sreekanth Feb 20, I just Go through your article. Recently i also wrote an article about writers block. If time allows check this http: Olga "Allowing Life" Mar 09, These are great ways, thank you very much! Finding a relieving thought, then one more, one more and one more. What I love in this method, is that writing is then much easier and much more fun.
Then the next step is taking each word and elaborating a bit. May be kind of free writing. By the way, free writing by itself is a great tool, too. A stack of Taro cards or some other inspirational cards, you know? I just pull one randomly, and it gives me an idea.
Henneke Duistermaat Jul 08, Nisha Pandey Jul 08, Hi Olga Nice to read such creative tips to improve on your writings and get a new post formed.. Patt Jul 08, Whatever-the-hell should be the name of it. If someone reads it and enjoys it, all the better but it is for me and for this purpose! Also, I find a soak in the tub with a who-done-it mystery clears the cobwebs from my brain! But thanks for the list! Simon Denvers Jul 08, Although this article was written a while back, you have no idea how timely some of your advice is!
I find plenty of sleep followed by caffeine, lots of physical movement and new scenery are usually winners for me! Do you find switching between designing and writing gets you unstuck? Simon Denvers Jul 09, Then I know I have to take a break. Yogi Jul 08, You have asked — Do you get your best ideas in the shower? Yes i do get ideas, in shower, during dish washing, when lying in the bed etc. I write these ideas on my notebook with pen and utilizes them the next time.
Thank you Once again. Henneke Duistermaat Jul 09, DNN Jul 12, Kathy Jul 08, Brilliant advice as always! Irina Bengtson Jul 08, Hi Henneke, I love this update. Will you use more videos from now on? Irina Bengtson Jul 09, Ah, then I would say some of the videos were too long for my taste but funny and entertaining. You have to set up your own Gravatar and then your picture will appear when you comment on any WordPress site. You can set up your Gravatar here: Henneke Jul 09, Amrik Jul 08, DNN Jul 09, I have a blog at EnchantingMarketing.
Katharine Jul 09, So glad Jon pulled this one up out of the past! Great post Henneke, and I can see a difference in your writing, today. That makes huge sense! I already have the space, and already did have a tiny spot for personal correspondence with cute stationary. Henneke Jul 11, I wish I had space for two desks — I have one desk that I transform from digital into analogue from time to time.
Katharine Jul 10, Yes certainly somewhere quiet is the best place, maybe with some headphones on listening to some reggae or relaxing chillout music I find works best. Some love it, some hate it. Maurer Jul 09, The best piece of advice I ever heard with writing was actually about WHO writers are: That means we notice things.
WB is a symptom of not noticing the things that need noticing. I appreciated reading this article. In particular, I got a kick out of 21—Listen to the Rain. I like that idea of writers as noticers! Mark Sandel Jul 11, Jabe Esguerra Jul 12, I may never learn how to correctly pronounce your name, Henneke. But numerous points from your post resonate with me:.
What surprised me, however, is the 27th tip: It creates this internal conflict! Will you kindly elaborate on the 27th tip? When should one listen to his inner critic?
When should one tune it out? Henneke Jul 12, So I allow my inner critic to have some input in the writing process. When I see a mistake that irritates me too much, I want to put it right.
You may find this article by Mark Mark McGuinness useful: In my experience, the quickest way to write is outline, write a first draft as fast as possible, then edit. In this case freewriting can help. Some of my best posts have been freewritten rather than outlined as most gurus would recommend.
Linda Jenkinson Jul 12, I recently read some articles on re-purposing old blog content. My blog is small, yet some posts were a couple of years old and times have changed. I took the time to rewrite outdated posts and stage them for later publication. Sara Williams Jul 13, LTB agency Jul 14, Adrian Samuel Jul 14, Priyam Baksi Jul 17, Such a wonderful article! Corey Tat Jul 17, I try to write all my blog posts in the morning when I first wake up.
I find that it helps me get in a good writing rhythm. Clever Cash Blog Jul 19, Just get on with it. Get it off your chest. I would buy a domain and hosting and set up WP and write for a different niche then when i got bored of that id go back to my original website. This is the extreme version of your statement of not writing for your readers. Sherman Smith Jul 20, You have some suprising tips here. They do get the creative juices going when you feel stuck. I look for what was in the posts that my commenters responded the most too and I try to repeat what I did.
AdeKunle BillBlogger Jul 23, I love the travelling aspect to leave your comfort zone and you might derive inspirations doing news things in a new environment. Each is worth pondering. Kimsea Sok Jul 27, The most favorite way which I will do first is what wrote in here a few minutes with cigarette, but also my favorite music. What I will do next is to go to a coffee shop and enjoy some music again. Sometime, I record my with my phone whenever I think that I got some ideas related to the topic I write.
Christie Jul 28, Brett Aug 10, Sara Williams Aug 12, You need to write what you audience will love to read. Meredith Blevins Jul 05, Katharine Jul 05, You may have something, there.
I need to think, rethink, and learn from your few words, here. Meredith Jul 06, And then write some more. Especially at the beginning, let those horses run wild.
You may find your story, or blog, in the middle of your writing. You can go back and craft it then. Rohan Bhardwaj Jul 06, Henneke Jul 08, Asad Meah Jul 06, Rafal Alitojc Jul 11, Himanshu Gupta Jul 12, Rohit Singh Jul 13, Nishant Maliakel Oommen Jul 13, When ever I am stuck and fails to pen-down a sentence I try to enter into a conversation.
It helps me to see thinks from a different perspective. When comes to blogging certain time I feel to inundated that what ever I am going to right seems to be present out there, where is the novelty in it. I also try listening music or hit the play station. Rambharat Jul 20, Hii Henneke, The information given in this article is very important to us.
I can use this information to create many other strategies for my future. Heartily thanks for giving such important information. Feroze Malik Jul 23, Taaza Tadka Jul 24, Thank you for sharing a blog Sometimes I tell myself I sorely need to begin writing and write some minutes.
If solely I write one sentence… and so somehow the remainder typically follows. Henneke Jul 24, Umapathy Jul 24, Andy Jul 24, Meredith Blevins Jul 24, Which is fine for diet books, etc.
Andy Jul 26, Amanda Chua Jul 24, Really impressive information in regards to blog writing and I am going to improve my skills for sure. Thanks for the valuable information. Prinze Linda Jul 25, Rohan Jul 25, Henry Sellers Jul 26, Hi, You have shared such a wonderful article.
I always prefer and appreciate this type of post which is really beneficial for the people. Nguyen van Huy Jul 27, Joy T Jul 31, I totally agree with all these that you shared here for techniques! Awesome share indeed here! I do my best and also practice the same in our business! This is my first visit to your blog! This is my first comment here, so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I genuinely enjoy reading your articles. Your blog provided us useful information.
You have done an outstanding job. If you gave any recommendations, please let me know. Your brain is fried. You can feel a headache coming on. This is far worse: You need to have some fun. So, forget about your readers. Instead, create an imaginary friend.
Be a good friend. Curse Like a Sailor Feeling a little frustrated? Well, let it out. Before you start writing, curse like a sailor.
Have a good rant. Your mind - and the computer screen in front of you - is completely blank. Fortunately, almost all students get past this difficult point and complete the paper on time, even if it calls for an all-nighter. While you might be panicking and freel pressed for time , taking a break may help set your mind straight. Go for a walk, grab some food , fold your laundry. Take your mind off your paper and come back to it, refreshed.
Though you may not have much time to spare, stepping away enough to get your mind back on the project itself. So make the best of what you have, and who you have. It can even get you excited about writing again. While taking a break from writing or talking to someone can help you write your essay , these activities can serve a big distraction. After all, a natural reaction to being hung up on an essay is procrastination , and you may find yourself finding excuses to put off writing, even unconsciously.