A blank sheet is to a writer what an empty canvas is to an artist – a new world waiting for its creator. As writers, we are proud of every line we write and even when it turns out to be a tad disastrous, we do manage to find the proverbial silver lining with gusto.
Yet, there are days when even disaster fails to strike! No matter how hard we push our hearts and minds, our creative juices simply refuse to flow into beautiful rivers of thoughts and ideas. The blank sheet of paper we usually get going on, with the zeal of a painter who has found a new muse, simply stares back at us with an equally bewildered and well, blank look.
There are ways to beat this utterly disheartening situation however, and all you need to do is simply read on and learn 5 surefire ways to get your creative cauldron bubbling again. 
Words of warning: Not every trick in the list is guaranteed to work its magic. You might have to use a method of trial and error. After all, we are dealing with creative minds here, and we all know how wayward those can be!
Take a break, and do so quickly!
Writers often make the mistake of going at it even when inspiration is a word that’s not even on the horizon. Granted, it may have worked before, but when you have been at it long enough with the light at the end of the tunnel nowhere in sight, give up for now. Taking a break is a good thing sometimes, especially when sitting at the desk and staring at a blank sheet of paper is the only other thing you are doing. Do what works for you but get away from that desk first!
Do pretty much everything, anything other than writing!
Get hold of a shovel and plant a tree, watch an episode of your favorite TV series even if it isn’t part of your usual routine, take a walk around the neighborhood, call up your friends and badger them with empty conversations – do what it takes but don’t dare to look at your desk for a while!
Use the break to find out what’s wrong
If what you’re writing is run of the mill yet proving to be tedious, see what’s been going wrong with your routine. Lack of sleep, a thought at the back of your mind that is stressing you out or a simple case of being bored of the usual – the reasons could be any among these or more. Get some rest and try to set the peripheral worries right first. Since creativity stems from your emotions, some factors are significant and require your unwavering attention sometimes.
Try scribbling; it sometimes works better than writing
Errant ramblings often have more abundance than entire pages of literature. As a writer, if thoughts come to you at odd moments and then vanish as easily, get into the habit of scribbling these thoughts down on whatever you find. These will come in handy when you’re up against a wall. Random words and sentences will help in easing your creativity into a liquid state again and when they are your own, they give you confidence too.
Beat the fear in you
When Ken Robinson said
If you’re not prepared to do anything wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original
the line was as good as doling out gold nuggets! The fear of failure is often the root cause for a dry spell of creativity, even though we may not acknowledge it. Do away with this fear. Downgrade the importance of the piece in your head if you need to, but do not let it confound you.
If lack of creativity has not distressed you yet, consider yourself lucky and keep this list handy for whenever it does hit you. If the episode has distressed you before and you have made notes on what helped, do share them with us, so the next time around a writer is in need of enlightenment, the poor soul can read up a longer list!
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