30 Things To Do Before You Sit Down To Write
- Re-read old stories you wrote years ago and consider fixing them.
- Organize all the pens on your desk by color or type of pen and then fan them out into a pen rainbow.
- Answer the phone call from your mother.
- Decide to call a family meeting about the pressing issue of the dishwasher not being emptied or filled at a suitable pace.
- Ponder this question: Do I even have what it takes to be a writer?
- Decide now is the time to intervene about your child or spouse’s social media addiction.
- Go on Amazon. You just can’t write until you have a new notebook/binder/purse.
- Patch all the nail holes in your walls.
- Deep clean anything. Some ideas: the washing machine, the bathtub, the kitchen counters.
- Try a new recipe that requires an ingredient you have to go to the store to find.
- Clip your toenails. You’ve been putting it off way too long.
- Then pull every random facial hair you can find.
- Check your email. Be sure to fill out the customer survey you find there for a chance to win a $100 gift card. You never know!
- Google dog training services in your area. You’ve been meaning to sign up for years. You really can’t put it off another day.
- While you’re at it, give the dogs a bath.
- Make a sandwich you can barely get your mouth around because all work requires fuel, even typing. Eat it, then take a nap.
- Edge-clean the floors.
- Decide that now is the time to talk to your teenager about the importance of having a plan for the future.
- Download an app to help you get focused when you write and learn how to use it.
- Make a list of books you need to read for research.
- Organize your desk and sharpen every pencil so that it is ready to use when you need it.
- Read some blogs about effective outlining techniques or how to write stories that have tension.
- DM your best friend that you are about to start writing! Preferably through Snapchat so you can use an animal ears filter or start a game of blow the bubbles.
- Dress up your pets and have your own pet parade.
- Decide on paint colors for your bathroom, because certain colors inspire creativity and you need that before you write.
- Ask your spouse/ significant other/ friend to read what you’ve written so far and give you feedback so you know what a reader might think about your work before you move forward.
- Read that article that just came through your feed about the latest Trump-fail.
- Paint your nails your main character’s favorite color to get in the spirit.
- Write a blog list of Things To Do Before You Sit Down To Write.
- Check your retirement account and shift some things around.
Constructive things:
Read the last paragraph from yesterday
Review timeline flow
Turn off distractions
Definitely eat the sandwich
🙂 Well, okay. If you want to be serious…