| Have you ever had an awesome idea and, | | | | considerable amount of time and I would advise |
| inspired, you begin to write your book with fresh | | | | that you employ this for as long as you can: just |
| vigor and enthusiasm? Then, after a few | | | | give yourself an hour or two during which you |
| chapters, your enthusiasm wanes and you begin | | | | promise yourself that you will use all the emotional |
| to get very fatigued. | | | | and creative energy you have inside you for that |
| You are not alone. Despite being passionate about | | | | day, to write fresh work. The good thing about |
| their craft, most writers come to get tired of | | | | this is, after you sleep, you feel refreshed and |
| writing sooner or later. Writing with the most | | | | your battery is recharged. However, all good |
| creativity you can muster is one of the most | | | | things come to an end and it is realistic to expect |
| emotionally draining activities you can do in your | | | | that you will reach 'burnout' with this tactic after a |
| spare time. Setting goals can help, but setting | | | | few months. Just make sure it is a genuine |
| plans out on a piece of paper that you "must" do | | | | burnout and that you are not simply making an |
| X, Y or Z amount of pages takes away the | | | | excuse not to write. Remember, you are the one |
| willingness to do so and can force you to write | | | | who wants to complete this work more than |
| when you really aren't feeling creative at all. | | | | anyone! |
| Forcing creative writing upon yourself can, if you | | | | Finally, if you really can't write anything for that |
| are not careful, make you hate the past-time | | | | day, there are two options available to you. The |
| that you once loved. | | | | first is to do no writing at all, no editing, nothing at |
| Nonetheless, once you reach the point of | | | | all. Take a complete break. This can actually be |
| extreme fatigue, it is vital that you have a step | | | | extremely helpful when you are as emotionally |
| by step plan. This is because you will have a clear | | | | drained as many writers are after one big 'push'. |
| idea of what has to be done, so that when you | | | | The second is, if you still have the energy to |
| are feeling in a creative mood, you can just jump | | | | work on something at least, editing. You can edit |
| right back into it, rather than thinking, "what on | | | | and revise your previous writing and make sure it |
| earth do I have to do now?" | | | | is in tip-top shape. You are going to have to do |
| Some experienced authors set aside a time each | | | | this some time or another so even if you can't |
| day that they must write. This can work for a | | | | write you are not losing any time at all if you edit. |