Nov 07 2008
How To Beat Writing Boredom
Do you ever get bored with your writing? I have to be honest. On more than one occasion, I’ve gotten totally bored with mine. Over time, especially for those who write about the same topics or niches from day to day, you can get pretty bored with yourself. Anyway, I know I do. So, what’s the trick to getting past that feeling? Easy, write about something else.
I do a lot of article writing, especially for other people. This has been a blessing for me in several ways. I’m not talking financially, I’m talking mentally. One person will come to me and say “Hey, Chris, can you write X amount of articles about this topic for me?”. Well, I don’t know the first blooming thing about the topic, so I go do a little research and that is usually all it takes.
Now, I want to stress a little something here. First of all, (and I’ll do a whole post on this later), I stay as far away from sites like Wikipedia as I can. Honestly, the information on these sites just isn’t reliable enough for me to trust. Secondly, never trust the information from one place. I always check out 2, 3, and sometimes 4 different places before I’m satisfied that I’ve got it right.
Ok, back to what I was talking about. When I have to make my brain work a little harder than normal, I find that I get that exhilaration back that made me want to be a writer in the first place. I get really pumped from the experience. It gives me just enough of a break from my normal duties, to keep me going another day.
I know I can’t speak for all writers everywhere, but I also know that I can’t be the only one who gets this feeling from time to time. When you write about the same thing all the time, you’re going to get bored. It’s the same in any job. But, when you start to feel empty and mundane, do something different. For example, if you write about politics everyday and start to feel drained, try writing a totally fictional story about a dog and his boy. (Yes, that’s what I said). Leave politics completely out of it. Let your creative side take over and do all the work. You’ll be amazed at how much better your brain will feel.
Good post. I have to switch around quite a lot or I just get too stale. Sometimes I think I should be more specialized about my writing, but I’s probably go nuts.
Thanks hon. My problem is that I have the attention span of a door knob, so I have to do all I can to keep from…….Oh look, a rabbit.