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By: Eliot

Eliot — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:47:48 +0000

Don’t laugh at me… I’m addicted to dialamuse.com

If I’m feeling too broke for Dia, my other trick is go through my CD collection, pick one randomly and then write a short story inspired by linking the names of the songs together. It forces you to make connections and gets you thinking outside the box.

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By: Lavinia

Lavinia — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:25:52 +0000

I have a book coming out in the spring from Traveler’s Tales called “Writing Away, A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler” and I just finished writing the section on writer’s block! I stumbled on this site and love all your answers. I agree, routine is key. I also find writing lists to be tremendously helpful. When you’re stuck, just write lists–about anything. List all your shoes and how you came to own them, or every waterfall you can remember visiting, or great band names. Your lists will lead to much more.

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By: SpaceAgeSage

SpaceAgeSage — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:45:33 +0000

Dave Navarro –
You asked how I stay in that world of metaphor. It is as natural to me now as any other way of thinking, but it developed more fully in the last 5 years from teaching karate to kids, from realizing the power of metaphor in how the brain works as in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), from reading “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise Hay, and from a fondness for the “Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu.

By: Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:43:26 +0000

@Seamus –
Glad to help – get to it!

@JD –
Open ended questions are great for getting some ut-of-the-box thoughts flowing. Thanks for the tip.

@Zoe –
Routine is a HUGE asset – it literally conditions you to be mentally prepped to get the job done.

By: Sal

Sal — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:38:10 +0000

I usually use a spin off of the tangent journal. I sit down and just start writing whatever is in my head. Actually makes for some interesting stories, which will never be published of course, but interesting none the less.

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