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Is there an activity or hobby you use to help ideas flow?
Do you have a certain thing you do that helps generate ideas or helps break through writer's block? Is there something you do when you are stuck writing a piece and aren't sure which direction you should go?
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Tai Chi helps to clear my head if I get frustrated.
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I've also found that spending some time writing out some stream-of-consciousness helps me to drain my brain of everything meaningless and banal when I know what I'm writing about, but can't find the words.
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It sounds silly, I guess, but for those who do it as well, it makes sense. If I need to start on a certain project, I sit down and do stream of consciousness writing to begin. It helps me to get the thoughts out of my head that are "in the way," and sometimes my ideas will stem from that stream as well. I also will remember the things that I need to do other than the project, and write them down so they are no longer at the forefront of my mind, but instead they are on paper. It helps me to just focus on what I need to do and also get ideas flowing.
I also do yoga to help ideas to flow, because it helps me with visualizing and putting me at peace.
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I also like to do a type of meditation. I'll sit as still as possible, and I'll pay attention to an electrical tickling sensation that permeates the body. After 10 minutes of that, I will usually feel energized, uplifted, and ready for more writing.
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I've also found exposing myself to creativity helps a lot, too. When I listen to a song, watch a movie, read a book, or look at a photograph, sometimes I'm able to consider alternatives or create a spark of a character or concept or world. I'm really involved in the fantasy genre, so when I'm taking in others' material, I often think about the "what-ifs". I've also really gotten into observing the people and activity around me and use that for inspiration when I was previously pretty oblivious to my surroundings in the past.
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If I find myself stuck, I turn to some kind of physical activity, preferably outside.
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Putting creative energy into food helps me step away from writing and put my focus on something tactical. Working and forming food the way that I want to. (Or at least I try to make it look that way I want to)
It has actually opened me up to reading new kinds of material; cookbooks. Finding recipes and putting them to action is liberating.