Writing is a truly personal thing. You end up pouring yourself into the page. Often you don’t get anything back except misunderstanding and criticism. It can be incredibly draining. It really can.

However there are some bright points to it as well. As any writer can tell you… Sometimes it is just a case of seeing what is in your head on paper.

So, when the words aren’t flowing…When the muse is flipping you the bird, the best thing to do is step back. Pick something else to write and come back to this. Or if you are too frayed to write pick another activity all together… Even if it is a nap. The mind is a muscle. Overextending it will only exhaust you faster.

Options to relax the mind include (but are different for each person) :

• Meditation
• Art
• Cooking
• Listen to music
• Watch television
• Crafting
• Cleaning
• Napping
• Go for a drive
• Go to a park.

Pick something that you know relaxes your mind. Return to the story relaxed and writing will likely go easier.