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Originally Posted by DrZoidberg
What works for me is allowing myself to write shit.
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I'm sure we all have our own methods for what works best for us.
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Exactly. I've tried the "writing any old crap" method, and it doesn't work for me. I can write drivel until the cows come home, but it doesn't feel creative or worthwhile. Note that this is different from "writing a really rough first draft", where I focus on just getting the ideas down on the page and don't worry that I'm using a gazillion adverbs, etc.
For me, I have to go away and do something completely unrelated to writing for a few days or weeks - usually gardening - and wait for the urge to write to become irresistible. If you're really burnt out, it could take months.
If OTOH the muse doesn't come tapping on your shoulder eventually, you're probably not cut out to be a writer.