Simple Daily Habits to Ignite Your Passion to Write

Writer's block, the creative slump, just not feeling it. If you are a true creative, you know these can be more than simple excuses. While being “in the groove”, creatively speaking, is a high beyond most, hitting the proverbial brick wall sucks. But, then again, as often as not these phrases, suggesting lack of inspiration, can be excuses for not facing the tough part of this life. So, what do you do when you hit the slugs? Here are three great habits to start now, to ignite your passion for writing!

Get up and get going

Sure, you started your blog, in part, because you hate to get up early, and you don't time cards. This should not be an excuse for keeping whatever schedule does work for you.

Whatever time is “first thing” in the morning, for you is fine. What isn't is dragging around until your day is half over and complaining about your lack of success in your artistic career.

So, get up and get to work on something. Even if it's just answering email, or deleting your junk mail. The quicker you become productive, the less likely you are to allow your day to slip away.

Here is some great advice from professional writers about how they spend their days: http://www.writing-world.com/life/organize.shtml

Set yourself a goal

I know it sounds like a cliché, but you would be amazed what you can accomplish if you just write down what you want to achieve. There is something about planning that makes it easier to take action.

According to most experts, you can never really have too many goals. Setting them in phases is advisable, goals for each day, each week, each month, and so on. The more detailed the better, but don't just fantasize about them, write it down.

Trackable goals, with action steps work best. If you want to finish the great American novel by the end of next Summer, how many pages do you have to write each day, and how many freelance projects do you need to pay the bills in the mean time?

Want to learn more? Here is an excellent article on goals for writers. http://www.writing-world.com/basics/goals.shtml

Treat your work like a business

Yeah, we like to sit in our underwear, and eat cereal at noon, while watching cartoons, but none of this helps us do our best work, no matter how much we lie to ourselves about it.

Take a shower, groom yourself and get dressed every day. It is amazing how much more you feel like working if you spend a little time preparing to do it.

Set aside some space for an office, or writing space. Sure, it's okay to crunch out chapters while setting in your bed, especially if it really works for you, but if lounging around your apartment or house makes you lazy, find a coffee shop, or better yet a library, with fewer distractions.

Get some great tips here.http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2012/07/3-must-dos-to-run-your-writing-like-a-business/