| Re: Motivation
A lot of deep thinking right before I fall asleep. Sometimes this causes my dreams help me to shape a world that I am failing to bring into focus.
Like j.d. said, jump tracks, switch it up, move on to something else. You may not get anything done in this new venture necessarily, but you might find inspiration for your main project.
Take a long walk. I find that taking a walk with no distractions helps me gather my thoughts and shape my ideas.
If you are having problems with your characters, try writing new short stories with them involved. Give them new challenges and try to write their actions in a way that you'd see them behaving. Write biographies for your characters - they don't have to be long sprawling affairs from birth to death, but putting down their characteristics on paper can help you better envision who they are. |