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50 things to do when you are in a writing slump

Because we all get stuck sometimes

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50 things to do when you are in a writing slump

Have you ever been stuck trying to a write a paper for school and it seems like there’s nothing you can do to get your words out? Have you ever looked at a daunting blank Word document thinking to yourself, “Wow I wish this would write itself,”? Or have you ever been in any type of rut that effects the your day to day life? Lately, I have been in the weirdest writing slump. I sit and stare at my computer like all of the ideas in my head will magically appear. Sadly, they have not. So I have complied a list of things to do in order to get the creative juices flowing because the amount of people that tell me they don’t like to write is incredible. So whenever you are writing a paper or attempting to get out of the same slump I seem to be stuck in, try these ideas!

Watch a movie

Text a friend

Go get drinks with pals

Read a book

Write a poem

Got to the museum

Go for a walk

Make a sandwich

Get a new hobby

Take a cooking class

Binge watch The Office in your pjs

Take a nap

Go for a drive with all of your windows down

Bake a pie

Call your mom or dad

Learn how to read tarot cards

Adventure to somewhere you’ve never been to

Meet a new friend

Go to the mall

Learn how to go out to eat by yourself

Hang out with your best friend

Get lunch with your friends

Go long boarding

Listen to music

Take your dog for a walk

Go rollerblading

Go to the park and fly a kite

Go go-karting

Go putt putting

Play "Pokémon Go"

Paint a picture

Go to a concert

Plant some flowers in your lawn

Learn an instrument

Paint your nails

Go work out

Go snowboarding

Try something you’ve never eaten before

Get frozen yogurt

Find old CDs and listen to your old playlists

Spend a day with your grandparents

Knit some mittens

People watch

Go to an amusement park

Go to a sporting event

Go to an animal shelter

Volunteer at your local soup kitchen

Rearrange your room

Bake cookies

Try and write something aimless to force out the words you are searching for

Yes, this list may seem like a lineup of common ideas but have you tried them all? Are you still stuck in your slump? Are you producing what you think you should be producing? Because if not then you need to do at least five of these activities. You never know where or when you’re going to find inspiration for yourself. The world is a beautiful place and it is full of things to find revelation from. And if worse comes to worse just do the last idea on the list and write until you can write something you are proud of. Good luck and happy writing!

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