Touch your toes - Nine ways to overcome writer’s block

100 ways to improve your writing - Gary Provost 2019

Touch your toes
Nine ways to overcome writer’s block

Do a little warm-up exercise before you write. If your toes are too far away to touch, then stretch your arms or dance or jump up and down. Whatever. James Michener actually went into physical training like a boxer before he began a book, so the least you can do is take a few deep breaths, put your pulse rate into second gear, and deliver a supply of oxygen to the brain. All of this will improve the clarity of your thinking and the quality of your energy.

Also, do not continue to write after you become fatigued. A tired writer at the keyboard is in danger of writing drivel. If your eyes begin to droop and your head wobbles, stand up and do some more exercise. That should rejuvenate you. If it doesn’t, take a nap.