Kamy Wicoff on SheWrites.com asks what writers do when they get stuck, and the answers are many and varied
as the possibilities. I hardly begin to describe the tip of the iceberg in my comment, vis:
"I eat. 'Works better when the edibles are nutritious--fruit, veggies, high fiber snacks, lowfat cheese, and of course DARK CHOCOLATE, tea. I call one of my 'team.' Friends who know my writing woes and work, and encourage me to try again. I exercise. Walking with or without a neighbor, isometrics designed to keep me limber, stairs, laundry, groceries (yes, I call these exercise.) Read a book. The current one-in-progress or one that is calling my name. Look out the window. Nature is everywhere, waiting to be observed. Go to a concert, lecture, reading, or art exhibit. Freebies are to be had everywhere in our city. Work in another medium than words for awhile. Take a pencil and pad of paper on a walk, inside or outside, and record your observations without words. Nap. With an insistent timer set for 30 minutes or less. Call on an older person who is isolated. The benefit is reciprocal. People watch. At shopping center, playground, on my street. Volunteer. Reading stories at a nursery school is my favorite. Cries of "Grammy Shirley's here!" really set me up. Last but not least, bring something, anything, to run past my writers' critique group. Gets me going, every time. Getting stuck happens to all of us. What we do with it is up to us."
I can still hear my father saying, jovially, but very earnestly, "Don't just sit there. DO something!" I agree!
as the possibilities. I hardly begin to describe the tip of the iceberg in my comment, vis:
"I eat. 'Works better when the edibles are nutritious--fruit, veggies, high fiber snacks, lowfat cheese, and of course DARK CHOCOLATE, tea. I call one of my 'team.' Friends who know my writing woes and work, and encourage me to try again. I exercise. Walking with or without a neighbor, isometrics designed to keep me limber, stairs, laundry, groceries (yes, I call these exercise.) Read a book. The current one-in-progress or one that is calling my name. Look out the window. Nature is everywhere, waiting to be observed. Go to a concert, lecture, reading, or art exhibit. Freebies are to be had everywhere in our city. Work in another medium than words for awhile. Take a pencil and pad of paper on a walk, inside or outside, and record your observations without words. Nap. With an insistent timer set for 30 minutes or less. Call on an older person who is isolated. The benefit is reciprocal. People watch. At shopping center, playground, on my street. Volunteer. Reading stories at a nursery school is my favorite. Cries of "Grammy Shirley's here!" really set me up. Last but not least, bring something, anything, to run past my writers' critique group. Gets me going, every time. Getting stuck happens to all of us. What we do with it is up to us."
I can still hear my father saying, jovially, but very earnestly, "Don't just sit there. DO something!" I agree!
The writer of SHE WRITES dot com asks the same question later in September: What do you do when you get stuck? The answers are still pouring in. Still, I think I've provided some viable alternatives..
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