Woke up feeling BLAH … couldn’t write, couldn’t edit … couldn’t do anything.
My self-esteem plummeted, thinking I had developed Writers Block overnight.
Yesterday I had such an amazing writing day, achieving everything I set out to achieve.
How can this be? Two Days … two different writing moods.
Luckily by the afternoon, I perked up and asked myself … What CAN I do today?
… I CAN write a Blog.
So many writers I know have fallen into BLACK HOLE writing days, paralysed by their moods and emotions.
And FEAR is the most crippling emotion of all.
Fear of success. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of NOT being able to write.
And I’m one of those writers.
How can we overcome this FEAR and minimise our BLACK days?
… RESILIENCE!
Just as an athlete does resilience training, we too as writers must learn techniques to strengthen ourselves against Negative writing moods.
So I’ve researched ways to boost our chances of a POSITIVE writing Day.
• Positive Self Talk … what we tell ourselves we can do … we can
• Surround ourselves with a supportive network of writers and friends who encourage us when we’re down.
• Keep healthy. Get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water. If we’re sick … we can’t write.
• Keep fit … Walking in the morning is a great Kick-starter not only to the brain but to the whole bloodstream
• Write something everyday … anything … a blog, a journal, a book review, a critique … even if we can’t face THE Story.
• Pace ourselves by setting realistic goals and moving towards them.
Tomorrow morning, if I wake up feeling BLAH … I’m geeing myself up with a Walk and one of those little positive Self-Talks …
“I can write this. I can.”