WRITER'S BLOCK: BREATHE LIFE INTO YOUR WRITING

Sticking to a project you're determined to finish can result not only in a boring outpouring, but as well in writer's block. Same old is tedious. New ideas invigorate our writing. And, one way to get new ideas is to switch and write something different. Especially, totally something that is totally different. Or as totally different as you are capable of. It draws on another part of our brain when we do that.

In the past I've suggested taking a break from your writing, and I've suggested doing some different activity. But, writing on a different topic, or writing in a different style can be just as or more invigorating than leaving writing altogether.

Writing needs to be alive to engage our readers. No matter what kind of writing we do from light fluff to serious academic, still there can always be life in our writing. And there needs to be. We don't want to put ourselves or our readers to sleep.

Especially when we are deeply engaged in a project, we need to bring life to it. When we work on our short pieces, the issue of aliveness is not likely to be as compelling, just because the pieces are short. And there hasn't been enough time for tedium to set in.

So, don't keep your nose to the grindstone if you're involved with a long project. Not matter how determined you are to get it done. Make sure to take writing breaks, and do a different kind of writing, or start a different project. And, you cannot help but notice life being breathed into your primary long project.