What to do When I Don't Feel Like Writing
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I love writing. And I love talking about writing. Sitting around with other writers, discussing all things literary is one of my favorite things. It�s one of the reasons I love attending writing conferences. But there are people we know who like talking about writing so much that�s all they do. They join writers groups, critique groups, even take classes. The one thing they don�t do is write. Unfortunately, this problem of avoidance can happen to any of us. Writing is hard work. Avoiding it is often easier than just sitting in the chair and banging out words. There comes a time though, when we have to just quit procrastinating, sit in the chair and write. Today I�m going to share some things I do when I�m tempted to do anything but write. Set a goal. I play games with my goals. Sometimes I�ll set a time goal�I�m going to write for an hour�no matter what. Sometimes I�ll set a word count goal�I�m not going to get...