I am NOT writing today. You can't make me.

What? Oh. Er... this is writing?

Perhaps I shouldn't try to write and just write off the cuff more often. It's much more fun and it doesn't feel like work.

If you make an outline and say "I'm GOING to write a post today!", then some days it may happen and others it may not, but in any case it will probably sound forced and you will more than likely not be having fun doing it. (I was going for a personal record of sentence length and I just may have surpassed my old one!)

But, on the other hand, if you say "I don't have to write SQUAT today! Screw you guys!", you may find inspiration coming from some little nook of your brain. The writing won't be forced and you'll be having fun, which makes all the difference in keeping a readers interest anyhow.

Writing this way helps you keep things fresh, and lets your mind wander from subject to subject. You don't have to stay right-brained and logical all the time, for instance. That's where writer's block comes from IMNSHO: forcing things.

Same goes for all aspects of life. If something isn't working or doesn't feel right, take a break. Get some air, think about something else, walk the dogs. Then come back and approach it from a different angle.

Don't keep banging your head against a wall. "I'll fix this and I'm not doing anything else until I do!", is a waste of your time, creates stress, and usually an end product that is less than stellar.

Then again, you should do whatever works for you. Reject everything I'm saying and figure it out for yourself. These are my findings on what works for me.

Did this make any sense or have any point whatsoever? I hope not!