When you’re low on writing inspiration or motivation, use these prompts, interviews and reflections to get in the creative flow again.
If you’re not sure where to start, poets should go here:
7 Poem Starters When You’re Feeling Uninspired
Short story writers should try this:
How to Come Up With Short Story Ideas, Every Day
And novelists — or others working on longer projects — might find this useful:
How to Start Writing Again After Falling in the Ditch
Now go off and be creative!
Writer’s block happens to everyone, including poets. If you’re running low on inspiration, try these poem starters to get writing again! 1. Play Dictionary Roulette Take any book or dictionary, open to random page, look away and stick your finger somewhere on the page. Whatever word (or words, or image) your finger lands on — write … Read more
Sometimes, in the writer’s life, you’re high-flying — held up by winds of inspiration, discipline, and small victories along the way. Other times, you find yourself fallen in a ditch somewhere with no idea what just happened. How it happens doesn’t really matter. How you move forward — that’s what counts. But how can you pick yourself … Read more
Poems demand to be written on their own time. That’s one thing I’ve learned from the last few installments of the 100 Themes challenge — you sit down and turn on the writing faucet like a good, dedicated poet, but for all that, the poem comes when it darn well pleases. If you’re present and ready for it, that is. … Read more
Rekindling a sense of wonder … that’s the key to getting back your creativity and breaking writer’s block. You can’t force wonder, though — especially not while you’re living on coffee and anxiety and listening too much to the Inner Critic. You have to step back and let yourself play. But how? Let me introduce you to someone … Read more
A month ago I dared you all to “jump off the deep end” with me and take up a 100 Themes Writing Challenge. I may not have said much about it since, but trust me … I haven’t forgotten. In fact, I’ve decided to start sharing my progress with you. Each time I check off one … Read more