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Best 90 ways to get inspired to write –

1. Join a creative writing course – once you begin working with it, you’ll find it helps with problems at all stages from developing the inspiration for writing, through the first draft to final polish. Below given is a link and a video that can help you with the creative writing course

2. Take A walk or ride a bike – motivation for writing can be taken from anywhere sometimes when we don’t get many ideas being inside a closed room the open space can help to open up our thoughts.

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3. Just play a game – Take a dictionary or pick a word from google and start writing the more you write the more you practice to become a good writer.it works very well to jumpstart your imagination.

4. A writer with goat skills  – GOATS stands for the five most important ideas in all story writing:

GOAL

OBSTACLE

ACTION

TACTICS

STAKES

5. Believe in yourself !!

6. Ask a good friend to critique your topic – there’s a chance your friend can inspire you with a more intriguing topic.

7. Basics are important too – Before you can start writing incredible content, you’ll need at least an intermediate understanding of the basic principles of writing but you will need to know the basics of grammar and spelling.

8. Use powerful sentences – Aim for shorter sentences with a strong ending. 

9. Get views and opinions  – It’s always a better choice to make someone read so as they can give you some views and opinions on what you have written.

10. Walk away and Make notes.

11. Learn to be conversational. Many people write too stiffly, one can write in the way they want using words like hmmm, ahh, etc…But the rules of grammar should not be forgotten.

12. The Starting point to the ending point  – The most important parts of your writing are the beginning and end. Especially the beginning. If you don’t engage your reader in the beginning, they won’t read the rest of your writing.

13. Read – One of the best motivations for a writer is reading a book.

14. Stick with the Routine – Develop a writing routine with a designated time this will surely help you to think more and it will become a habit to do it on time.

15. Slow down and work on your craft.

16. Keep a journal – Your everyday life and experiences can give you valuable information as you think about new pieces to write.

17. Join a writing group – join or start a writing group is a great way to network with fellow writers.

18. Practice different forms of writing.

19. Do your research –  Do your homework and make sure you’ve thoroughly researched any outside information that will help you.

20. Enrich Your Vocabulary By Reading Great Books.

21. Learn from examples – Pay attention to how authors deliver their ideas and learn from their examples. because many examples become a motivation to the writer.

22. Never Stop Learning About Writing –  Make reading and learning regular habits.

23. Practice Writing As Much As You Can – When learning something new, such as a dance routine, song, or habit, you practice over and over again until you become proficient.

24. Research about the topic – The more you research the more you refine your writing skills. 

25. Read as much writing as you can in your genre.

26. Establish a reading habit – If you are a writer then you should also be a good reader. Always write which would be presentable to publish.

27. Always be learning – At times there can be many mistakes once our writing is done. Taking opinions from a good writer can be a better option as they can help you find the errors you have done. but always make sure that you positively take their opinions and not hurt yourself. 

28. Start your email list as soon as you can – this is another way you can get inspired for writing we read many blogs and articles online. There is an option where you can subscribe to these blogs and get them in your emails. Once you get it in mails try reading it and there is where you get more ideas as a reader and a writer.

29. The real meaning – it of course comes from the words flowing from your fingertips.

30. Write a lot and get critiqued occasionally.

31. Writing is more about the journey – Once you get the motivation to write here is where the journey has just begun and then there is no look back.

32. Publish your work online – There are many free websites where you can publish your articles even if it’s not perfect. This you help you get more confidence.

33. Take your time – Idea and thoughts need some time to be written down so take time and do it.

34. The best writing serves the reader — not the writer.

35. Dream big, execute small.

36. Schedule time to write – make a schedule to write and do it on time.

37. Get into the habit of writing every day – write every day be it a small article or a poem or a blog which you will keep in practice.

38. Develop your spiritual practices – Try to do yoga or add meditation in an open space. It can be a garden or terrace this can help you to get some power.

39. Don’t be scared – To err is a human. we all know this so just dive in and dont be scared.

40. Write for the love of writing…

41. Use writing exercises – Exercises will enhance the ways to write more quickly.

42. Be patient!! It takes time to develop your craft – Never rush to the completion of the writing.

43. Don’t make Introversion an excuse  –  thoughts can be hidden but they can be written. So dont ever make an excuse that you were unable to write it though this is agreeable that introverted people can speak less but can write more.

44. Commit to daily goals – 200 words. 1 paragraph. 30 minutes. 1 draft.

Whatever daily goal you set, COMMIT to it. No whining. No postponing. NO excuses.

45. Pay more attention to details.

46. Use Online Tools To Check Your Grammar – The most important part of writing is the grammar skill set which should be used properly, many free apps can help you like Grammarly, small SEO tools 

47. Writing as a career – You never know writing can be a good career, you can even get into freelance writing to the big projects of good MNC companies or become an author too.

48. Take advice – take some advice from the experts or friend who loves reading and writing.

49. There’s no such thing as an instant book – If you are unable to focus on writing just sit back relax and take any book and read it.

50. No great art was ever created without a great heart

51. Follow your bliss – the journey to write should satisfy your soul.

52. Keep yourself away from distraction – Noise place or disturbing environment will never help you to generate good ideas. So always find a peaceful surrounding to write.

53. Establish a relationship  – create groups or have links on social handles with potential readers. this will help you to sustain yourself in the field of a writer.

54. Don’t be afraid to write – We may

55. Don’t assume you must follow a predetermined writer’s path.

56. Story Structure – The story structure should be composed well of the start to the middle content and the ending. 

57. Dont copy – Dont copy the content and then write the same from the other authors or writers this will lead to bad plagiarism in the end.

58. Discipline is the mantra to success – set goals, get into some writing contest, read blogs these will for sure help you.

59. Your writing isn’t about you – Don’t wait. Write what you’re personally passionate about.

60. Write daily and Practice daily.

61. Planning is important – Plan what to write, why to choose this topic to write, what is the purpose to write.

62. Practice – Practice can not only motivate a writer but can also help to speed up the work.

63. Inspiration is everywhere -If you are stuck for ideas, look around you, listen to conversations around you.

64. Weave small concepts Start with small concepts and weave them into a larger concept to create the focus of your article.

65. It is a Learnable Skill.

66. Research before writing – research can always help you to find new words and new ideas to write. so before you start to write something do make research about the topic and then start with writing.

67. Rewriting is a big thing – we may feel that the content is written is not affable so what we can do is we can redraft it. sometimes after the redraft, the content becomes better than the old written one.

68. Write what you know – Use your emotion, your experiences, and build on them. your emotions can make the reader believe and make them feel more relatable with the topic.

69. Create the best writing environment for you – If you can find a cozy corner of a coffee shop, with a plug for your laptop help you to pretend the real world isn’t there.

70. Help you to work through feelings.

71. Write from the view of a reader – always relate the topic as if the reader would be interested to read.

72. Music can be a great tool for writing as well. Not only can it help you to get started and to write and set the mood 

73. Stay positive – Never feel demotivated even if you feel that the written content was not that good enough always be a positive and self-motivated writer.

74. Express your thoughts more clearly – make sure that whatever content you have written is easily understood by the reader.

75. Market your blog your product.

76. Put yourself out there – At some point, you’ll need to let others read your writing.

77. Read things you hadn’t thought about reading – this is more interesting as those topics which we think are boredom can become interesting too at times so try to read and write such which are different.

78. Quilt altogether – Like I said you can travel and write or can explore some thoughts while watching a movie make a habit of keeping a diary or a journal as you watch something any idea can flow so jot it down immediately and in the end quilt it all together.

79. Skip on if you can’t focus – if there is a topic that is not an interesting one try to skip on and focus it later because that would consume more time if you keep on wondering what should be written. 

80. Open to learning if changes are needed.

81. Find your writing jam – We all have our favorite writers, authors, or topics that we love to read and write about. Inspiration for writing can come through the topics which we love to write so start with the topic you like the most.

82. Find yourself – take time for yourself, does writing makes you happy, does it gives you enough motivation to be a writer, ask these questions to yourself and jot down the answers to find yourself.

83. Use the social media handles – This is the platform wherein you can get the general public views and suggestions so be open to sharing them with on Facebook, Twitter, etc. you never know who is reading and can offer you a job too.

84. Vocabulary – Don’t use very high language or high vocabulary while writing many times if the language is hard the reader can lose interest in the topic.

85. Read everything and anything.

86. Hear some music – writing continuously can be too monotonous at times so music can help you to create some interest and relax your mind too.

87. Improvize the level of writing – When you write each time see for the new ideas or changes you can make and try out the new styles of writing too.

88. Read old books or letters which you have written.

89. The Deadline King – Time is the Deadline King !!  So make sure that whatever you do, do it on time.

90. Stay motivated and be inspired always to be a good writer.

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