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Daily routines are helpful. Julia Cameron covers this in The Artist’s Way. Consistency is the key. Some people use writing exercises, journaling or brain dumps to warm up.
Having an accountability partner helps. Ideally you’d have several for the different phases/areas of writing. For example:
Pitches
Emotional cheerleader
Short stories/Fiction/Non-Fiction
Editing/Revising
Queries
Feedback
Having a small circle of writers you keep in touch with is helpful. Joining a writing group can be useful if you find a good one. You can have a combination of online and real-time connections. Meetup is good option for local gatherings. And private communities on the Internet can work too.
Facebook groups are hit and miss. You’d be better off in a paid community. Check out Carol Tice. She has great writing resources.
You know what makes a good imagination for writing?
solitude to look at the world around you.
I recall writing my most surrealistic work in Physics class during high school.
Sometimes it's the contrast, and sometimes sheer boredom that inspires.
I'm still looking at that thing I wrote of a Dog reading a prophecy off of an Orange peel, and I just can't stop laughing.Yeah I had some of best short story ideas in middle school!
I'm still looking at that thing I wrote of a Dog reading a prophecy off of an Orange peel, and I just can't stop laughing.
Nice! I had thought of many different science related superheros that could have easily been novels.
How do I cure it?
Listen to classical music (especially Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, and Dvorak).
Here are some of my recommendations:
BWV 1040-41, 1052, 1056, 1064
Vivaldi's Complete Cello Concertos
Serenade for Strings in E Major
Piano Concertos Playlist (Start with this one actually).
Edit: It was 1064, not 1054...