How I get unstuck when writer's block comes my way.
My writing issues tend to combine my adventures in life with the snafus of being in the writing business. If I have a blog, an article, or a story to write, inevitably I get stuck. And what I know about being stuck is to:
- Breathe, to calm my frustrated nervous system, and then
- Move, to change my perspective
When the minutiae of a project gets in the way of my writing, I scoot away from the keyboard and screen, I count to ten slowly, and then? I log some miles. That’s how I get the creative juices flowing again.
Put. Me. In. Motion.
Yoga…
First, ask yourself, ‘What exactly do I do?’ Sound basic? It’s not.
Think strategically, right from the start.
Whether you’ve been baking since you were knee-high to a grasshopper, or just picked up an apron last year, talent doesn’t equal business experience. Which is why it’s important to be strategic, right from the start.
Don’t believe me? Take a look at the Mom and Pop joint down the street. You know, the one that serves your favorite dish. If they’ve been there for more than ten years, go give them a pat on the back. They’ve just lasted longer than seventy percent of the businesses out there, and it wasn’t because their cannolis stand on their own. …
