Maybe this will help one of you. (Yes I do this!) When I know I NEED to write, I do something else on PURPOSE. The reason being is: when you feel pressure to DO something, you rebel. Why? Bc you're an artist and that's what we do. HOWEVER... if you clean a bathroom...1/

Or fold laundry (and you hate it, like me), when you're done, you GET to write. It's a REWARD for doing something else. It stimulates a part of your brain that dislodges dopamine that makes you feel good about yourself bc you've accomplished something and get a reward 2/

The reason why this works so well for ME is bc I'll be fleshing stories out in my mind while I work. So when I finally get to plop down in my chair, I've heard the dialogue twenty times and it's easy to write. Or I've realized I need to change the setting from a coffee shop to 3/

a cruise ship or something. It give my brain time to prepare and not be put on the spot. It also gives my rebellious whiny self a chance to hate the job I'm doing (BOO CLEANING!) so my whiner meter has been met. And when I take my seat I think, "Oh boy! I can work on my story!"4/

I don't know if that helps anyone, but it works for me. Just thought I'd share. I've heard a lot of writers that stress when they feel the pressure to PERFORM and WRITE when it should be easy to flow. Believe it or not, writing CAN be fun! I love it. End of thread. 5/5