By:
Jackie (Write to Done)
Have
you ever lost the motivation to write?
You
know what that feels like—projects wait to get started, they stall, or they go
unfinished.
Your
head is filled with a fog, instead of the lightness of inspired ideas.
I’ve
been there.
At
times, I feel excited and in the flow — fingers dancing over the keyboard. At
others, sitting down to write is heavy and challenging.
But
losing your motivation doesn’t mean you have to lose heart.
Losing
our motivation is part of the larger creative process. We wouldn’t have the
bursts of inspiration and productivity without the difficult creative dips.
When
we lose our creative steam, not only does our writing come to a crawl, but we
also start feeling low about ourselves.
For
example, when you aren’t writing, the feeling that you should be working nags
at the back of your mind. This tension creates further stagnation and
deepens the creative funk.
This
can be particularly hard when you have a deadline, a goal, or a practice you
are trying to maintain. In these situations, wouldn’t it be great to keep
learning to write, even minus the motivation muscle?
Here are
five tips to help you take charge of your writing till you get your motivation
back.
These
strategies will recharge your creative batteries and help you jump back into
the work you were initially excited to do.
1. Honor the Rest
Period
.
. .
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