"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It's lethal."--Paulo Coelho
For the past couple months I've been living one great adventure after another. And I love it. For me Mr. Coelho's words are dead on. Routines kill me.
"But what about writing routines?" you may ask.
I do believe in a good writing routine, but sometimes that writing routine can turn into a deep writing rut. Then what? I have to change the routine. Change the kind of stories I write. Change POVs. Change tense. Change where I write. Change when I write. Change something. Change keeps my writing alive. What about you?
How do you keep your routine from becoming lethal?
I have to admit that I like routine. However, I often do a "gut check" to see if it's still working for me. If things start to feel a bit on the stale side, I'm quick to change it up.
ReplyDeleteGut checks are good!
DeleteA little shake up would be good in my writing routine!
ReplyDeleteI think you've had some great shake ups lately. ^_^
DeleteMy husband is a devout planner, and he keeps a really tight schedule. I told him the other day that I'd go nuts if I wrote out a schedule and forced myself to keep it every day. So the only routine for me would be doing the things that have to be done at a certain time, liking taking my kids to school and picking them up. Oh, yeah, and church on Wednesday and Sunday. Other than that, no routine.
ReplyDeleteI read something unexpected. Something I wouldn't usually read, something completely other than what I'm writing. I basically go and take something off my husband's nightstand and read it. It helps me get out of my own head (and my own story) and get bogged down in a writing routine.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I mountain bike everywhere with my killer Cannondale. I know we shall go for maaany cycling trips in Heaven. God bless you.
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