Comments on: How to Kick-Start Creativity and Get Out of a Writing Rut

By: hermes handbags

hermes handbags — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:46:40 +0000

I too agree that constraints are often necessary to kick-start creativity, especially when faced with a deadline and/or a word count. Sometimes the constraint is the subject matter. Other times the constraint is the rope you’ve used to tie yourself to the chair until you’ve reached 500 words.

Funny you should mention writing a post from a fictional character’s point of view. I have been toying with the idea of writing blog posts from the pov of Creativity herself. I’ve finally got the blog started. http://creativitysworkshop.wordpress.com

Thank you for your great post. I will keep your points in mind

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By: cheryl

cheryl — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:29:21 +0000

My 8th grade art teacher always said, “Draw whatever you want.” Which gave us nothing to go on; we were totally bored and produced the most worthless stuff imaginable.

So, yeah, this is great.

By: Dee Todd

Dee Todd — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:53:42 +0000

Excellent. You flipped the problem inside-out and came up with a counter-intuitive solution that really works. Thanks.
Dee.

By: Doris

Doris — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:14:22 +0000

I just what to check this out for the future.

By: Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:37:08 +0000

I think this is a really interesting approach to creativity. I rarely have any issues coming up with new content for my blog, but I like the suggestions here because it could help me refine my content and style quite a bit.

@Darni: I have average about 5 posts a week. Like you I posted every day, but I don’t now. But I do think people should write every day even if they don’t post in order to build their skills.

By: Jessica Baverstock

Jessica Baverstock — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:51:37 +0000

Thank you for your great post. I will keep your points in mind.

By: Darni

Darni — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:15:06 +0000

I always felt that my writing was in a rut before.Because I wrote just for the purpose of writing.When I write for the purpose of writing,I will get in rut.It always happens.At the first few days of my blog,I forced my self to write at least one post a day.But soon I found that I had nothing to write.Now I understand that I must face the truth:Writing needs inspiration.So I only write when I have something to right now and I will not set a writing schedule for myself anymore.

By: ami | 40daystochange

ami | 40daystochange — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:18:16 +0000

and people wonder how Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter. Maybe it was easier for him to dream up his plays when he had that restriction!

I do believe that structure, limitations and rules that appear, at first glance, to limit creativity, can actually stimulate it. Good suggestions for jump starting creative thinking.