Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Writers Cramp?

Have you ever felt like you can't write anymore? Truth is I have been there, but don't get discouraged, it will go away. I am writing a book that I hope one day to get published, and I know it's a silly dream, but I hope it gets turned into a movie someday too. :) If you are writing a book or a blog or something that envolves and pen and paper or a laptop and a blank word document, then the fact of the matter is, one day you will run out of things to write and you will wonder, "Dear God, what do I do?" Take a break. Of course, you probably have heard that before right? Well in reality, it honestly does help, try not to think about what you are writing at all, then come back to it and calmly just start a sentence and see where it takes you, if you still can't think of anything to write then you obviously aren't calmed down enough yet, so just take another break and see how you feel when you come back again, it might take some time but you will get over it. There are plenty of things you can do to relieve some of the writers cramp and get your brain going again...
  • Play with your dog outside (if you don't have a dog then...)
  • Draw a picture even if you aren't a good artist
  • Sing to yourself (I know that sounds strange but unless you can't stand the sound of your voice, try it sometimes it helps)
  • Simply go get some fresh air or look outside
  • Eat a donut
  • Have some chocolate
  • an apple?
  • If some one is home that you like, then give them a hug and ask them, "I have writers cramp, what do you think I should do?"
  • Maybe even try writing a random poem with words that rhym but make absolutely no sense.
The list is nearly endless on things you can do to relax yourself. You just need to try some things out and don't worry about what you are writing, because the more you worry yourself, the worse your cramp will get, unless you are a serious worry wort and like to over-do things, then please by all means go ahead and worry yourself to death, maybe it will help you get over your writers cramp, or maybe it will just end up giving you a stroke.

What I am really trying to say is, don't FREAK OUT when you can't think of your next sentence, calmly get away from it all and start again after clearing your head.

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