Write Even When You Don't Feel Like It

You're not always going to be in the mood to write. My advice to you is don't put it off. If you wait until you are in the mood, or feel 'inspired', you will never write. Or you will write a handful of pages every six months. 

Creative writing can be turned on and off like a faucet, if you train yourself to do so. Set a time when you are available to write. Perhaps it's after dinner at night or after you put the baby to bed. Some writers get up an hour early every morning and write before they go to work. Whatever works for you. Even if the only time you have for yourself is two hours every Saturday morning, fine. Just commit to it and stick to it. 

Also, if you get writer's block, or you get bored, don't stop writing, just pick a different project. If you're writing a novel and hit a lull in your thinking, shift over to writing a poem or a short story, a memoir piece about your childhood or even haiku. 

The main thing is to keep up the routine. The more you keep up the routine, the easier it will get, and you'll be the surprised how easily the words will start to flow out of you when you sit down. 

Happy writing!

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