Snatterbrackle just smacked me upside the head a few minutes ago. Sounds like something you'd find somewhere in Wonderland, doesn't it?
Anyhow, I'd love to hear what types of things you do to rid yourself of the pesky writer's block.
Here's a short list of ideas, I've found effective when I get into a little slump.
1)Grab a book or magazine. Pick 3 or 4 pages and write down the first word that captures your attention.
2)Try doing something similar with the tv. 3 things that captured your attention on different channels, then turn the tv off.
3)Write down elements of what you remember from your dreams.
4)Take a camera with you, snap a picture of some random spot. Head somewhere where there are a lot of people and write down something you overhear someone say that piques your interest. Come home and check out your random photo. Then try and connect the photo with what you overheard someone talking about.
5)I love using classical music to break these slumps. I'll listen to something, then I'll let the music dictate my mood, and I'll jot down how I'm feeling.
6)Write down the first sentence you read in the newspaper.
7)Watch a couple talking from far away and put your words in their mouths.
Those are just a few little tricks I've used.
How about you?
By the way, snatterbrackle are what I call those miscellaneous pieces that make no sense in my dreams. Those are pieces I'll come back to later on, when I have nothing else to do.
Anyhow, I'd love to hear what types of things you do to rid yourself of the pesky writer's block.
Here's a short list of ideas, I've found effective when I get into a little slump.
1)Grab a book or magazine. Pick 3 or 4 pages and write down the first word that captures your attention.
2)Try doing something similar with the tv. 3 things that captured your attention on different channels, then turn the tv off.
3)Write down elements of what you remember from your dreams.
4)Take a camera with you, snap a picture of some random spot. Head somewhere where there are a lot of people and write down something you overhear someone say that piques your interest. Come home and check out your random photo. Then try and connect the photo with what you overheard someone talking about.
5)I love using classical music to break these slumps. I'll listen to something, then I'll let the music dictate my mood, and I'll jot down how I'm feeling.
6)Write down the first sentence you read in the newspaper.
7)Watch a couple talking from far away and put your words in their mouths.
Those are just a few little tricks I've used.
How about you?
By the way, snatterbrackle are what I call those miscellaneous pieces that make no sense in my dreams. Those are pieces I'll come back to later on, when I have nothing else to do.
