WRITER'S BLOCK: MENTAL BREAKS

You know you've got a "serious" writing habit when you don't write for a day and you feel you're having "writing withdrawal."  This experience is positive because it's likely to get you back to writing the very next day.

Recently I had said to myself that I would consider taking a writing break because I was feeling that my writing was becoming stale.  The break did not come.  I missed the idea of writing as the time came that I would typically sit down to write.  I simply could not not sit down and write. Still, the fact that I had decided to "consider" taking a writing break seemed to have provided a mental break.

In fact, I'm thinking about not writing a longer blog today as a way of taking a writing break.  Not quite a break, but I'll call it a mini break.  It's a way to not have to live up to a standard that I imposed on myself for a specific writing length.  It's a way to breathe some energy, creativity, and flexibility into my writing routine.

A writing break can come about in many ways.  It depends on the person.  What matters is that the break is experienced mentally to allow new writing possbilities to emerge.

For more on how to overcome writer's block, see OVERCOME WRITER'S BLOCK EASILY