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| If only it did come in a can:) |
It happens to all of us. We get very little
writing done over the holidays - that's if we get any done at all. Then when we
have to get back to it, it's hard to get going again.
How do you break through that wall and get
going again?
Here's some tips -
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| Even time spent watching Jeremy Kyle isn't wasted. |
1.Look through a real life magazine or watch a show like Jeremy Kyle or Jerry Springer. Are
there any stories that catch your eye? Don't read it. Just take the headline
say, "My husband was a bigamist and a murderer" and write your own
story based on that. Try for a new angle. Write from the husband's point of
view or from two of the wives when they get together.
2. Write your own version of your favourite
movie or TV shows.
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| Even time watching the soaps isn't wasted. |
3. Soap storylines are also a good source
of inspiration. Use a current storyline, but feature your own characters.
4. No takers on that book? Try turning it
into a screenplay. The more strings a writer has to their bow the better.
5. Pick any book off your shelf and look at
the first paragraph. Write a story that follows on from that.
6. Cut out pictures of people from a
magazine or catalogue. Imagine their lives and what could have happened to
them. Write about them.
7. Try an online story generator. You'll be surprised at what they come up with.
