The Kiss

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  “Ryabovitch pulled the bed-clothes over his head, curled himself up in bed, and tried to gather together the floating images in his mind and to combine them into one whole. But nothing came of it. He soon fell asleep, and his last thought was that someone had caressed him and made him happy—that something extraordinary, foolish, but joyful and delightful, had come into his life. The thought did not leave him even in his sleep. When he woke up the sensations of oil on his neck and the chill of peppermint about his lips had gone, but joy flooded his heart just as the day before.” The Kiss By Anton Chekhov (1860–1904)

10 Ways To Bust Writer’s Block

 

  1. Get all your writing gear together.
  2. Find a comfortable writing spot.
  3. Put pen to paper and start writing.
  4. Write anything that comes to mind even if it’s nonsensical or gibberish later on. Your goal is to write, not edit. 
  5. Use creative writing exercises like top 10 lists, or writing only questions.
  6. As you write, look for themes, and focus on those. If more than one come to the surface make note of them and come back to them later.
  7. Write for you and you alone. 
  8. Take a reader on a virtual tour of what’s around you. Be as descriptive as possible.
  9. Write a letter to someone.
  10. Write about your day but instead of using “I” or “me”, write using “you” as if someone else were telling you what was going on. Example: “You could tell she was a Karen before she placed her coffee order but you already made up your mind that you were going to make her day.”

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