If I’m feeling really stuck or if it’s a day where the voice in my head saying ‘this is rubbish’ is louder than ever, I’ve discovered a trick that unlocks writing for me every time. I heard this from writer Elizabeth Kay, author of ‘Seven Lies’ and editorial director at The Novelry - Thank you Lizzie!

Change your font to white and then … just write! Let the red, squiggley lines appear and continue to write. If you change your mind mid-sentence, keep writing. If you know that you hate what you’ve written, keep writing. If you wonder what it is you just wrote, keep writing the sentence that you’re working on now.

It’s amazingly freeing and yet also productive. It forces you to focus on just one sentence at a time and takes editing off the table entirely. The next day, turn the font back to black, have a look what’s there and do a light correcting edit. You’ll be surprised at how much is there that’s usable and that you’ll keep.