What do do in a Blogging Slump?
posted in Writing tips |I’m responding to this post over on a scrapbooking board, but twisting it slightly from a “journalling slump” to a “blogging slump.” Well, not so much a “blogging slump” but “when there’s something I want to say but I can’t get it started.” The words get all balled up in a snarl of fishing line and then it’s a real pain to unsnarl them.
Physical, rhythmic things help a lot; hitting the elliptical or just going for a walk. The “priming the pump” image isn’t just fluff. So I’ve seen when I’m trying to get those thoughts in a line, if I can get into my head while I’m doing it, while I’m getting into the flow, that’s the best place. Which makes it hard for Ms B to talk to me or Miss K to climb up my back and sit on my shoulders while I’m thinking. That sort of thing keeps me in the here and now; which is good, but it doesn’t directly help the flow.
Another thing that helps is reading other things; I spend a lot of time (too much time) just browsing the internet, keeping up with other people’s blogs, you know, just reading. That helps because sometimes it gives me things to write about, or helps gel together the thoughts I have in my mind that want to come out too.
