And if you are really, really stuck, and have been for a while, please don't use my call for a 2000 word day as more potential fodder for beating yourself up. Sometimes, a 50 word goal is really what we should try for. 50 words, before feeding the dogs (well, maybe after that), checking email, looking at text, or the latest sales at _________ (fill in the blank).
Do not judge the words, just get them on paper. And then 50 more. In a few days, you have a page, and a page becomes a paper. One foot in front of the other; it takes time to recover from periods of fallow.
Yesss..when you are really struggling to start, 50 words seems like much more feasible goal than aiming for 2000. My friend suggested using the Omm Writer app - it really helps to just let the words flow without editing, worrying about citations, &t...
ReplyDeleteif that fails, i can always fall back on my old standby - rewarding myself with smarties per page i write!