I think this is self-explanatory- this is obviously going to be a TOP QUALITY advice post on how you can find ways to be creative, even when the muse has fled:
#1 Pick up a project you’ve already finished and see if you can find *some* way to tinker with it…
#2 Brainstorm for new ideas (which really just means scribbling random things in a notebook- but no one’ll know if you look serious about it 😉)
#3 Go for a walk and invent stories (or even conversations with strangers) in your head. This is a highly productive exercise that you will no doubt mine from in future projects 😉
#4 “Learn” a language on Duolingo- pretending one day you will try to replicate Tolkien (you won’t)
#5 “Research” some topic that may or may not be relevant for your next project- this can mean looking up obscure topics on reddit or even reading scientific journals or (when all else fails) ogling googling pictures of celebrities… for inspiration purposes of course 😉
#6 Make a batch of gingerbread cookies and give them funky outfits (I’d use my own examples but 1) I eat them pretty pronto after making them and 2) I’m not exactly talented when it comes to baking and so they usually come out looking come out looking somewhat deformed… which is another reason to eat them quickly/put them out of their misery 😉)
#7 Pick up that instrument you never learned how to play and make a few out of tune sounds like you’re strangling a cat (you’ll know it’s time to stop when people come running to see where the banshee is)
#8 Sing along (tunelessly) to BIG BALLADS!
# And maybe incorporate some dance moves 😉
#10 Doodle!!
#11 Write a post for your blog… just like this!
And there you go- any blocked feelings you’re have undoubtedly vanished and you’re back to your usual creative self! Possibly… 😉
This was fun to read! Thanks for the entertainment. At ;east I’ve been walking.
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Ugh! At LEAST!!!! Not at :east – sounds like I’m trying to bake those gingerbread cookies.
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hahahaha!!
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hehehe thank you!
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Great ideas! I also like to watch some of my favorite movies and call it “inspiration” 😉
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hehe it works 😉 and is by far the easier option 😉
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Amazing post! Love these ideas! OFC making gingerbread is always the best way:)
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Thank you!
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Love the gif in #2!
One more suggestion … read myths!
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hehe me too! ooh that’s a good one! should’ve included reading in general!
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this was a super fun post! yes I totally jam and sing and dance at the top of my lungs and doodle random things… maybe hopefully a spark of creativity will come from it
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thank you!! hahaha!! I relate!!
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#12: Watch tons of Netflix for “inspiration”
(Joking… maybe?)
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hahaha well that works for me! 😉
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Ugh, your posts are my favourite!! Sometimes watching a favourite film (or maybe a new one), where the MC (or supporting character, whatever, honestly) is a creative, helps make me feel all inspired and ready to tackle a new project! xx
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Aww thank you!! ❤ Ahh that's a good one!!
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Haha, excellent advice! Love the one with the gingerbread cookies – I am terrible at baking, so mine would definitely come out somewhat deformed. The “eating them quickly” part of the advice should be fine! 😉
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hehehe thank you!! hahaha yeah it always happens to mine- but at least, even if they’re mistakes, they’re edible mistakes 😉
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Haha, love this! My one is 100% endless research because you never know, it might be useful one day, right? …Right?
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Thank you!! haha EXACTLY!!
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Omg this was so great!! But also me wrapped up in a nutshell tbh. Omg the dance moves SO FUNNY
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hehe thank you!
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Haha, too funny. I especially enjoyed the duolingo advice. Personally if I ever go for any fantasy everything with be in ENGLISH. Languages are *not* for me, lol
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haha I relate to be fair! I can’t speak any other language well- I just know tiny fragments of other languages (and if I ever use them, I’m sure I’ll make a fool of myself 😉 )
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Entertaining and interesting! Pretty enjoyable. Even though I just found out about you, I have a feeling you deserve being nominated in ‘Sunshine Blogger Award’. https://riteup13.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/sunshine-blogger-award-%e2%98%80/ Congratulations and keep up the awesomeeee work!
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Thank you!
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You made me laugh so much XD. But honestly, some of these can be helpful!
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hehe glad to hear it! I agree tbf!
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I love #3. Go for a walk and have conversations in your head. 🙂
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haha it works! 😉
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Fantastic post! I love it. Also, hilarious as usual. 😀
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thank you! 😀
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Another fab post! I find it easier to tinker with existing stuff rather than starting anew. And the trouble with “research” is that I get soooo sidetracked I can spend the whole day going down tangents that I forget my original quest! Lol!
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Thank you! oh yes for sure! haha oh definitely lol!
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These ideas are absolutely amazing! I got to try to take that walk now.
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hehe thanks!
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An interest informative share. Thanks! Happy Friday!
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Thanks for reading!
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