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How do you reignite that creative spark? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world to c/keepwriting@lemmy.world

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I feel like I used to be a lot more creative and prolific with writing in my younger years. Lately it feels like life and age has essentially robbed me of both, like the well has run dry. I try to make writing prompts on the writing prompts community but every time I sit to write one, I can't actually think of anything unique or good. How do I deal with this?

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[–] BlindFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Same way I think of playing guitar or drawing. What I come up with doesn't have to be unique enough or good enough, and I have udon noodles for fingers. "Perfection is the enemy of progress" or smtg.

Just write what feels fun to write about, and write often.

I'm stealing and paraphrasing this from "save the cat writes a novel," but: you can always go back to edit a written page, but not a blank one. Fun book, btw

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