Boost your writing motivation in five minutes

by Joanna @ Confident Writing

Why does curiosity feature in my 12 ingredients of confident writing? One of the main reasons is that it’s great for keeping us motivated and enthusiastic about writing. And when I’m coaching people to write with more confidence we often need to look as much (if not more) at attitude and motivation as at some of the more technical writing skills. It’s also good for keeping my own motivation levels up!

This week’s podcast looks at 5 ways that curiosity can kick-start our motivation – not so much for beating writer’s block, more for those times when we’re too jaded to write.

I’m sure there are more but in just five minute (and 10 seconds to be precise) I covered:

Curiosity about words

Enjoying words and language, being playful and flirtatious with words

Curiosity about your own writing

Spending time writing just for you, and learning from what you write

Curiosity about your readers

How well do you know your readers? Getting to know them better, fleshing them out as real people makes the writing process more engaging and enjoyable

Curious perspective

Changing your point of view and looking at things in a new light can reawaken your own interest in what you’re writing about

Curiously specific

Getting below the surface, being specific about what you see, hear and feel will make your writing more vivid. It can also reawaken your senses, and make you more interested in the world round about you – which does tend to be good for the motivation…

Do you use any of these techniques to get you past that ’same old, same old’ feeling? Or do you have other tips and techniques you’d be willing to share?