When You Feel Stuck in Writing

Do you feel stuck in your writing? Occasionally, every writer feels stuck in writing.

Here is a sneak peek of my guest post for COMPEL Pro Blog about two effective ways to get unstuck in your writing.

Perhaps you feel dry, empty, and running out of creative ideas. Writing doesn’t bring you joy and recharge you, but it feels overwhelming and tedious instead.

These are serious signs that you are exhausted and need to restart your creative engine. How can we do this? Are there helpful ways to get our creative juices flowing again?

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When You Feel Stuck in Writing – Here Is What to Do

Here are 2 simple but very effective ways to get unstuck in your writing and overcome the feeling of creative emptiness and blockage.

#1 Connect with the Lord

This sounds obvious, but we often fail to do this in our creative process.

Sometimes, we forget that the Lord wants to partner with us in our writing, and we are called to co-create with Him. It is easy to spiral down and start creating content, relying on our own strength, talent, and creativity.

This is one of the reasons we may feel stuck and empty in our writing. It is good to stop and examine our hearts, asking the Lord to search our motives and expose any self-reliance models.

God doesn’t need information from us; He is not after facts, because He knows it all better than we do.

What He is after is connection and communication with us. He invites us into constant communion with Him, in doing life together, in co-creating with Him. He is always available and present.

Read the rest of the post to learn more about the other ways to get unstuck in your writing at COMPEL Pro Blog.

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More Encouragement for Bloggers, Writers, and Creatives

If you need inspiration and encouragement as a writer and creative, I can recommend these selected books on the writing life and creativity. Check them out.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin

Do Your Art: A Manifesto on Rejecting Apathy to Bring Your Best to the World by Chad R. Allen  

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age by Jeff Goins

The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment’s Notice by Todd Henry

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer

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