Setting aside the entirety of NaNoWriMo and writer's block, there are a few ways to get the creative juices flowing. For instance, if you're just not feeling the urge to sit down and write, try reading a book that's not in the genre you're writing in.
Here are just a few things to do to get the juices flowing:
This is my challenge to you all. If you feel the creative need to write but can't put thought to paper or screen, then relax and still write. you never know when an idea will spark.
* Note: I'm not saying this has to be published or even revealed or shared. A friend of mine challenged me to do so and I've done it but kept them to myself. Don't want the lawyers coming after me.
Here are just a few things to do to get the juices flowing:
- Try taking the first or last sentence of a novel you've read and write a scene using your characters. What would they do? How would they act?*
- Take a game you've just completed (be it board, card, x-box, or console) and try to write those characters and their situations.*
- Try writing an essay that summarizes the events of your world. It can prove fun and get the creative side warmed up.
This is my challenge to you all. If you feel the creative need to write but can't put thought to paper or screen, then relax and still write. you never know when an idea will spark.
* Note: I'm not saying this has to be published or even revealed or shared. A friend of mine challenged me to do so and I've done it but kept them to myself. Don't want the lawyers coming after me.
