Start a new writing project. Of course you're working on something else, and I'm not telling you to put your current manuscript away, but I am telling you to write one additional thing to prepare for the next project. What can you do today to start the chain of events?
You can write one of the following:
- Five writing goals
- One page for your next novel
- A web of phrases for your next article
- Ten characteristics about a new character for your next novel
- A letter to someone you love or someone who hurt you
Don't let this distract you from what you're currently doing. Just look at this brief exercise as a set up for your next project, and doing this should prevent you from ever experiencing writer's block again.
Now put this away for later and go back to your current project. Remember, it's always important to finish what you've started.
If you do this exercise once a quarter, you will always have something to write and you'll be able to write on a consistent basis.
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