Are you a reluctant writer, well here’s 7 writing activities to help you get your mojo back.

 

Are you a reluctant writer, well here’s 7 writing activities to help you get your mojo back.

Writing is never an easy job. Whether it be stumped for a writing idea, subject matter or lack of research causes a good writer to hem and haw about sitting down and writing something. I know that’s what happens to me as a professional writer. I know what I want to write about, but the words just won’t come for some reason.

When writing isn’t fun anymore and becomes a chore, that’s when you have to use my 7 activities to help you get back to fun in writing again.

1)      First off try to write a bit of poetry. While I am no good at poetry, it does help to compile about 20 or 30 lines of random thoughts into one prose of poetry. Won’t always make sense, but it’s fun to see if it does or not.

2)      How about using the old English class concept of chain stories, you create a beginning, middle and end to a short story or a long one. Ask someone to give you an idea to write about and then quickly design a story around that idea. Make it up as you go. Let the characters that you create on the fly tell their story through your fingertips.

3)      How about describing the food you’ve eaten in the last few days. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, how about a tasty or not so tasty snack? Describe the textures, the flavors, the visual aspect of the meal. Describe the dishes, glasses, silverware. How about a restaurant you’ve recently dined in, describe the atmosphere, the wait staff, the music if any. You get the idea.

4)      Look at the news in the paper or online and write your own version of the facts, the suspects, and the possible outcome. How about what the next election might look like?

5)      What about using your favorite word and starting a sentence with each letter in your word. These are usually pretty funny.

6)      I once had an English teacher that made us create our own cartoon strip as an assignment. It was fun to do but never made sense to me. Although one of my fellow students found his passion and that’s what he does for a living now, creates cartoons and other fun stuff.

7)      How about creating a diary for yourself, one day you could turn it into a book. Write down what you did today, what you ate, any interesting topics that came to mind and who you might have discussed them with and their take on the subject.

Author Elizabeth Kilbride is a former political operative, author, scriptwriter, historian, and journalist. business professional, creative artist, and life coach consultant. Ms. Kilbride holds a Master's in Criminology and a BS in Business Management she stepped out of the loop for a while but is now back with a powerful opinion and voice in the direction of this country and our economy. As a life coach, she is available to counsel individuals to enjoy their dreams and a better life. Ms. Kilbride loves to travel, and photograph her surroundings and is also a gourmet cook who loves to garden and preserve food for the winter months.