If you’re a writer, you’ve no doubt heard of Julia Cameron and her famous morning pages at some point or another. You know, those morning kick-starts where you sit down, half-sleepy and half-conscious and write out your soul on paper?
I did those for a while when the notion first came out. Did quite a bit, but decided I’d rather spend that time working on a novel or two. But in this last writing funk, I’ve gone back to the Beth-version of morning pages (after a walk with the dog so not true morning pages) and it’s gotten me back into writing.
Except for today.
I’ve written about half a page of MP so far, and not another word will squeeze out. And today, surprisingly, nothing about my story. Aggravating. Every other day, I’ll start by listing dreams or bits of whatever, and a story connection will somehow pop up, but today all I’m left with is a newly filled fountain pen and a half-blank sheet of paper. I know I’m supposed to just keep writing something, over and over, til I get where I want to be, but I can’t muster the energy.
What do you do when morning pages don’t work?! I’m open to all types of creativity-tappers. Not writing block-busters. I’m not there, yet. Just that bit of gas you need to get the brain synapses firing…help!
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