GETTING IN STATE TO WRITE

One of my secret weapons to beso consistent with writing and having stories published is getting in state to write. My tips can take you from not feeling like writing to feel at ease to at least write a paragraph. Let’s face it if you wait until you feel like writing you could be waiting for a long time. These are the five tips that I use to get into state to create:

1. Get rid of the distractions

Get rid of all the extra technology and other things that might distract you. Eliminate disruptions or anything that will diminish your focus and give yourself permission to have fun.

2. Develop a writing routine and stick with it

In my writing schedule, I commit three times a week to write. A lot of times, I don’t feel like writing. These are the days that I sit and write for a minimum of 30 minutes and I allow myself to write some crap if necessary. The most important thing is to commit to your writing schedule.

3. Having a designated writing space.

It doesn’t matter if it’s an office room in your house or a local coffee shop. Location is not important. I have found that what is important is that I am in a place that makes me want to create high-quality work.

I need to be in a place that is conducive to productivity. I need to be in a place that allows me to focus my thoughts and allows me to channel my creativity. So find a place that works best for you and then consistently go there to do your writing.

4. Breathe work

The power of the breath is liberations and a great way to change your mental state. I do 11 minutes of breathing where I breathe in and out through my nose for five minutes. Then I do five, eight, eight, five breathing. I’ll breathe in for four seconds, hold for eight seconds, breathe out for eight seconds and hold for four seconds.

This gets me in the right frame of mind to create from a blank canvas. I just feel totally present and in the moment. Being present and in the moment is one of the best places to create from, to write from, to recall, and fill in the details of a past memory.

5. Having a mind map and blueprint.

As we know, if we’re in the zone, it’s easier to tap into pockets of inspiration. This is easier to do when you have a plan. I found that I have a lot more freedom when I have a plan. It’s like having a strong outline and a blueprint for what I’m writing, why I’m writing it, the purpose behind it, the lesson highlights and takeaways for the reader. Also, where do I want reader emotionally. What are the points that I want to share? What are the stories that I will use to support these points? These questions form the basis of my blueprint.

The blueprint technique I’ve used over the years along with mind map and outlining. It helps to get into a state to create your story. Also, with writing, you need to be a little bit more honest. You need to let all your vulnerability out. It is like honoring your inner child, the wounded part, acknowledging and thanking it, appreciating it, rewarding it, bringing it out into the air and allowing the light to shine on it. Because it builds connection. It’s absolute freedom. Its emancipation of the soul. As we know if it is emancipation for the writer, it is also emancipation for the reader. If you don’t go to the deep place within you, then you’re not going to reach the people your meant to reach.