Every writer has faced it, even famous writers have faced the situation known as writer’s block. Then there is nothing to worry about. It is a temporary phase that will pass. However, this could be a God-sent opportunity to take a break and advance your writing career.
These are the nine steps that can help a writer advance their writing career.
1. Advertising and promotion
When after all you could do to cure writer’s block you find yourself trapped by words, it’s time to move on. Turn off your PC, get out there and advertise your writing business. Promote it with flyers or just word of mouth. The idea is to spread the word about your business that while you were writing you couldn’t. So take advantage of the time out of writing and publicize your writing skills. It will give you some ideas for writing too, for example you can write in advertising as part of the writing business.
2. Network and connect
Networking plays a crucial role in each and every business. So get out of your home or office or wherever you sit and write and meet people, connect with them. Find out what they want in life. What are your dreams, hopes and aspirations? Observe their behavior and write it down on a notepad. Networking does not mean self-promotion, although there is a slight difference between the two. Leave the self-promotion for the advertising section. Here you meet people on a personal level. The basic rule of thumb for networking is to listen. Listen to people not only with your ears but also with your heart and take note of their wishes, wishes and dreams. Then go back and write them down and you will be amazed at how the ideas start to flow again.
3. Brainstorm
Get to know other writers and brainstorm with them. You will be amazed at how many angles arise for a single idea. And there could also be some new ideas. You may be facing writer’s block, but that doesn’t mean you’re less creative now, so go out there and have a casual discussion with your fellow writers. It doesn’t matter if they are novelists, reporters, editors, or even article writers. You will be amazed at how each of them is packed with ideas and agree that an arsenal of ideas is always good for beating writer’s block.
4. Edit your previous work
Since a writer is always busy writing, he does not have time to thoroughly polish his written work. Now is the time to take a detailed look at your previous work and give it a final review before submitting it. Since proofreading is not as demanding as writing, it can be accomplished when a writer gets stuck with writer’s block.
5. Read
Reading and writing go hand in hand. If you don’t like to read, you can’t improve your writing skills. So read on. Be a voracious reader and your mind will thank you for all the information you give it. And since a writer doesn’t have much time to read, this is the best time to have sixteen this opportunity to read that favorite book.
6. Writing conferences
A writer to keep up-to-date should also attend writing conferences in or around his area. But since being a writer is a full-time job, lack of time is the main reason that keeps a writer away from such conferences, so now is the time to attend these conferences.
7. Go get a cup of coffee
Yes Do that. How long has it been since you enjoyed a good coffee and did nothing. Go to your nearby coffee shop and people watch. It is the best exercise for a tired mind, which is the main reason for the block a writer faces.
8. Website update
This is the time to activate the dead links and add some new links to the website. Also, since there is a time when a writer can add some cool features to the website that will make it more user friendly and more accessible to search engines.
9. Sense of achievement
It’s easy to just sit in front of the PC and wish that writer’s block would go away. However, there are other ways to beat writer’s block, so use them and see how your writing career thrives.
