Tips for Writers: Take Your Artist for a Walk

If you’re reading this right now, perhaps it is because you’ve run out of steam or inspiration, and have sought refuge among someone else’s words. Don’t get me wrong — I’m happy for you to take refuge in my words, especially in my books, but not because you’ve run out of steam or inspiration for yourself.

Instead of looking at words, why not strive to become a part of the world you try to create with those words? Go outside and take a walk. Engage your senses while you do so — hear it, smell it, feel it, taste it, and see it. Or stop for a minute, close your eyes, and just be it.

Whatever you do, don’t come back inside until you know what you need to do next. The computer screen doesn’t hold answers, but maybe the world outside does.

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