10 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block
- Is there another piece you need to write before continuing with your current project?
- What do you hope to end up with when you’re done?
- Write for 20 minutes on anything at all. Set a timer.
- What is your writing routine and how might you change it?
- What sparks your creativity? What new way of cultivating creativity could you try?
- What distractions do you need to eliminate?
- Who can help you as a sounding board? (I can! Let’s set something up.)
- What makes the writing process a chore? How might you change that?
- What is your purpose in writing this? What is your “so what?” or “therefore, we see…?”
- Where do you want to be in this writing process two weeks from now? Try making that an even smaller goal.