Honestly? I have been a bit sick of writing about the same subjects day in and day out. I try to take breaks, but it doesn’t really work out because I write for a living. As in, to pay bills. This is my job, and I certainly don’t hear other people talking about just not working for a day because they ‘just don’t feel like it’. (Okay, so plenty of people have pulled a sickie, but not on a consistent basis.)
So what is a poor, worn down, tired writer to do?
Keep writing, of course.
You would think that the natural solution to my predicament would be to just take a vacation and stop writing for a while. I have done that in the past, but that only makes it hard to get back into the swing of things when the vacation is over.
So how do you take a break from writing without putting the brakes on your writing?
The answer is so simple, and that’s probably why we forget it so easily: Write something different.
Many bloggers get together and breathe new life into each other’s blogs by guest posting. While I wasn’t exactly enthused with the idea at first, I wasn’t about to turn down guest posts for my sites and I felt like I should repay the gesture.
I am so incredibly glad I did.
By writing about different subjects for once, I regained my enthusiasm for blogging. I wrote not one but about ten posts for various sites, and it felt great! I remembered why I like writing and blogging so much.
So if you’re feeling a bit ‘sick and tired’ of what you’re working on, try something new! Be it a guest post (ahem), a writing prompt, or something else. Give your mind and your creativity a breath of fresh air without stopping writing.
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