Take A Vacation From Your Writing - You'll Be Surprised What You Find

O.K. There are two points I want to make here.

First of all, I am taking a break with the family. That means you are on your own with blog posts here until sometime around the 15th of the month. Sorry, I need that break.

But, here is the more important part. You need to take a break, every now and then, from your writing to get a new perspective on things. Too often, writers find themselves in a case of tunnel vision from working far too hard on a story. Sometimes you simply have to step away.

Think of it this way. How often, while you are doing something completely random, that you remember something you need to do on another project. Sometimes we remember this during our sleep. For me, it is always while I am cleaning house or cooking dinner. During that "mentally relaxing period" my brain doesn't have to work hard. It is a chance to unclog the pipes a bit and suddenly we can figure out those problems that we have been fighting with on some other project.

As a writer, you have to do the same thing. If you are struggling on a current story. Leave it. Do something else. Write some other completely different genre. Go blog. Go enjoy time with your family.

You'll be shocked, you will find the answer you are looking for when you aren't thinking about it.

Scott