Telling Myself to get "Unstuck"

I've been feeling utterly lost creatively lately. I feel as though I have no ideas and the ones that I do have are absolute rubbish, for lack of a better word. This probably lacks more in my insecurity as a writer, me blocking myself from any flow of thought, but regardless, it's been a couple weeks now and I'm getting worried.

Of course, I turned to google in this dark moment (yeah, I can still have a sense of humor about it!) and after reading about where some writers I respect get their inspiration, and what drives them to write, I came up with my own list. So, here it is.


HOW TO UNSTICK YOURSELF

1. Remember the "why". Remember this is how you can live another life, the life of someone else who is still absolutely you.

2. The blank page is to be cherished, for sure, but not too much that you should leave it blank forever. Get something down, damnit!

3. Start from the middle. Write the ending. Beginnings are often raw and spiky and you're probably not ready to touch them yet.

4. Think about your inspirations, but only conceptually. Write like yourself always.

5. Be curious about your own work, and never lose that curiosity. You don't have to know everything about a project when you start.

6. Please be all alone. It's better for this, most of the time.

7. You don't need to reach literary perfection every time you write.

8. Make little assignments and projects for yourself. Dumb ones, weird ones, it doesn't have to be serious all the time.

9. The only way you're gonna fail is if you don't write. Just kidding, that's not even failure, you always could still write. Just write, okay?

10. YOU ARE NOT A BAD WRITER. YOU ARE A VERY VERY GOOD WRITER. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT SHIT.


Voila, the list. Currently hanging above my desk. Now pray for me please n' thank ya!