Write On, Wednesday: Spring Fever Getting Your Mojo Back
By Leslie Lindsay It’s been one of those crazy springs where I feel completly out-of -whack, and not just with my writing. I have project ideas for the house, for my family, for my writing…but I am unable to get those ideas funneled into something coherent. And then I sort of got my mojo back. How I did it, I’m not entirely sure…but I am glad things finally started to click. Here are some ideas gleaned partially from experience and partially from a semi-recent Writer’s Digest article. Step 1: Set a word count goal for the week ahead, or for a particular writing session. Remember, not all days are created equal. Some days you may really pump out a generous amount of words, other days–not so much. When you think about your writing goals in terms of the whole week, it gives you some freedom to say, “Well, Tuesday sucked, but I still have four days to pull it together.” It also helps with the inevitable interruptions you didn’t see coming. Step 2: Go to …