Elisa Cristallo
I normally set aside time in my schedule to write – just like any other work. If I'm not in the mood to write the part of a story I had scheduled to write that day, I don’t force it. I’ll move on and write something else, a different section, a different character or even a different story if I feel like it.
If I’m not in the mood to concrete on anything substantive at all there are a few little writing exercises I do. One is to just write some dialogue between two characters, normally in the format of a scene of a play – because I write a lot for the stage I’m really comfortable with this type of writing. Nothing I write down is likely to end up in the story but it helps me to develop characters and sometimes it sparks a new idea.
The most important thing for me is not to give up on my writing time for that day and have an early vino! If I have set aside time to write, even if nothing is flowing very well, I try to find a way to make the time productive. Then maybe have a vino.
If I’m not in the mood to concrete on anything substantive at all there are a few little writing exercises I do. One is to just write some dialogue between two characters, normally in the format of a scene of a play – because I write a lot for the stage I’m really comfortable with this type of writing. Nothing I write down is likely to end up in the story but it helps me to develop characters and sometimes it sparks a new idea.
The most important thing for me is not to give up on my writing time for that day and have an early vino! If I have set aside time to write, even if nothing is flowing very well, I try to find a way to make the time productive. Then maybe have a vino.
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