Have you ever had those moments…staring at a blank page, wondering what to write about.  It happens to me quite often.   You know you just gotta write something, but the topic, the words just are not coming your way. 

So what do you do?   Well I can share with you what I do when this happens to me. 

I simply walk away.  The only time I write is when I am actually in the mood to do so…when I am inspired to write.  I get up, leave the page blank and come back when I have something to put on that page.   This works well when it’s my own writing, however sometimes we do not have the luxury of simply walking away, sometimes the writing must get done, especially when it’s for someone else.

So if this is the case for you, here are three tips to help you get started:

1)      Where you write is as important as what you write.  Sometimes a change of scenery will inspire those words to flow more freely. 

2)      Write your words as if you were speaking them. This is something I do often, I simply write the words that come spewing out of mouth then put them on paper.  Once they are on paper I then go back and make the necessary edits.  Because anyone who knows me, knows that what comes spewing out of my mouth sometimes, is just not always appropriate in print.

3)      Bigger is not always better.  Often we get caught up on the size of the writing project. We search for bigger words and longer sentences, and sometime short words, short sentences and shorter paragraphs are all that’s needed.

And, again if you can, walk away until the time is right to get the words on paper.  Writing for me is an evolutionary process and cannot be forced.  Words flow much easier when we are in the right mood, and are in that creative mindset.

Good luck with the blank page!  May the words flow briskly and easily!