4 Things You Can Do on the Days You Don’t Feel Like Writing

You can still make plenty of progress in your writing career

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There are some days you sit down in front of the computer to write — but you just aren’t feeling it. Maybe you can’t get an idea to gel in your mind, or you have a topic but just can’t find the words. It happens to all of us.

If anyone is justified for needing a break from writing, it’s me, this weekend.

You see, I had committed myself to the challenge of writing 92 articles in the 92 days between the American Thanksgiving holiday weekend and March 1. I’d done pretty well the first week, with 5 published and 1 waiting to hear back on acceptance into a publication. I also published three short-form stories, although I don’t count those toward my total.

Then I got the call.

A buddy of mine had been found dead, at home. He was my friend, my neighbor, and perhaps most importantly, my bartender at the restaurant a friend of mine owns down the street. He was young and in good health, and his death was completely unexpected.

Needless to say, that news destroyed my creativity.

I still kept going, however. Let me share with you some ways I remained productive, and you can too.