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Is it Time to Take a Break From Writing - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from writers life and coming up today how your mood affects your creativity writing productively means being at your most creative self however being creative when you're not in the right frame of mind is incredibly difficult as writers we are told how important it is to get into the writing routine and to write every day if possible but our mood can sometimes stand in our way mood affects so much of what we do our relationships and interactions with people our productivity how we see and value ourselves and how we see and value in the world a negative mood can affect our energy our sense of self-worth and mean that we don't engage with people and opportunities as we should a negative mood can also be very distracting meaning we don't focus on what we want to focus on instead of letting the thing of things that are bothering us take over and cause chaos likewise if we are in a positive mood this can also change our perception and affects how we act a happy mood can make us feel excitable energetic and we are more likely to view the world as a positive place to notice opportunities and to let things that would usually bother us and slide however a happy mood doesn't necessarily mean a productive one either happiness can make this dreamy and distracting - there's no escaping that our mood can affect how what we write and it is therefore essential to pay attention to this and harness it to make our writing better particularly foul mood might not be the best mindset to write a beautiful love scene for example a furious battle or spiteful fight however might turn out better if we are feeling a little dark when we attempt to write it a particular mood could make the outcome a different story altogether it may spark a different sorts of creativity and take us to places we didn't think we were going a writer in a particularly happy mood might find it so hard to access the deeper recesses of their emotions and instead of writing that courtesy that heartbreaking chapter and so on they instead show mercy and change the plot so the story takes on a different more lighthearted tract accessing deep feelings is vital for any writer and being able to translate how we feel into our work to make our characters emotionally engaging is a great heights of creativity and skill however the relationship between our mood and our creativity is an elegant and delicate balance we may at one moment feel excited and inspired and the next feel frustrated and begin to question our ability of course an extreme move either way is going to be challenging to write in in these moments it might be best to abandon your writing project but instead try to capture the emotions you feel separately perhaps the keys maybe not to battle the old mood but instead to flow with it and hope that your creativity can emerge regardless how does your mood affect your writing why not let us know and don't forget if he struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you learned how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally getting your public to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more my name's Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now
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Is it Time to Take a Break From Writing - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from writers life and coming up today how your mood affects your creativity writing productively means being at your most creative self however being creative when you're not in the right frame of mind is incredibly difficult as writers we are told how important it is to get into the writing routine and to write every day if possible but our mood can sometimes stand in our way mood affects so much of what we do our relationships and interactions with people our productivity how we see and value ourselves and how we see and value in the world a negative mood can affect our energy our sense of self-worth and mean that we don't engage with people and opportunities as we should a negative mood can also be very distracting meaning we don't focus on what we want to focus on instead of letting the thing of things that are bothering us take over and cause chaos likewise if we are in a positive mood this can also change our perception and affects how we act a happy mood can make us feel excitable energetic and we are more likely to view the world as a positive place to notice opportunities and to let things that would usually bother us and slide however a happy mood doesn't necessarily mean a productive one either happiness can make this dreamy and distracting - there's no escaping that our mood can affect how what we write and it is therefore essential to pay attention to this and harness it to make our writing better particularly foul mood might not be the best mindset to write a beautiful love scene for example a furious battle or spiteful fight however might turn out better if we are feeling a little dark when we attempt to write it a particular mood could make the outcome a different story altogether it may spark a different sorts of creativity and take us to places we didn't think we were going a writer in a particularly happy mood might find it so hard to access the deeper recesses of their emotions and instead of writing that courtesy that heartbreaking chapter and so on they instead show mercy and change the plot so the story takes on a different more lighthearted tract accessing deep feelings is vital for any writer and being able to translate how we feel into our work to make our characters emotionally engaging is a great heights of creativity and skill however the relationship between our mood and our creativity is an elegant and delicate balance we may at one moment feel excited and inspired and the next feel frustrated and begin to question our ability of course an extreme move either way is going to be challenging to write in in these moments it might be best to abandon your writing project but instead try to capture the emotions you feel separately perhaps the keys maybe not to battle the old mood but instead to flow with it and hope that your creativity can emerge regardless how does your mood affect your writing why not let us know and don't forget if he struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you learned how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally getting your public to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more my name's Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now
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