Coming Down the Mountain: A Writer's Blog: Getting Back the Mojo

Today is the first Wednesday of the month when we writers are feeling particularly insecure, thanks to Alex Cavanaugh hehe. This year has been a crazy one for me, and I learned a basic truth-- that insecurities come and they go. And they change. They morph. Best way is to just work through it and keep on truckin'!

Insecure Wednesday is the ideal time for this guest post by Debra Harris Johnson on getting back the Mojo:

After the big April blog fest (yes the A-Z), I lost my MOJO. I don't know how these things happen. You love seafood all your life then one day you lose your taste for it. Same unknown negative vibe steals your passion for writing. For months I couldn?t think of a thing to write about.??

?It has been my experience when nothing comes to mind, let it. Silence usually is the brain?s way of giving consent for new ideas to blossom. A brain fog lasting more than a few months mean it?s time to find some creative way to get that MOJO back. After all we are writers. How did I get my MOJO back? I pushed myself to a writer's meeting. Yep, that?s all it took.

Lesson learned. Surround yourself with positive people that share your particular passion and that are willing to give encouragement.? Blam, zap, bling....you are on the road again. Want romance, find people that still believe in it. Want to knit...visit a yarn shop. Want to get into swimming, duh....go to a pool, someone will help you to swim. Same goes for writing. Book stores, blogs, even the local library are all great places to get your MOJO going.

The need for fulfillment drives us to keep changing and re-inventing ourselves. One of the things I love about writing is that it allows me to change hats by providing a buffet of different opportunities. A poem can turn into a short story just by thinking a little deeper. That short story can lead to a novel that eventually becomes a play. I use my writing to express? all of my dimensions without locking myself into a corner with a particular style of writing. I am a blogger, author of short stories and a freelance writer of articles.

?My writing has taken me from hovering over a keyboard to standing behind a podium speaking on the topics I write about. No sooner then I get settled into selling my articles an idea of a new writing concept takes hold of me. Yes, your friend Debra is about to embark on a new adventure that will combine my writing, speaking, knowledge of farming with my passion for food and.........not so fast.

Remember the first lesson you learn in writing is to show don't tell. Visit my blog at http://debraharrisjohnson.blogspot.com/ for further hints of my transformation. ?What new and different road has your writing led you to? If the answer is nowhere then it is time to combine other passions you have with your writing.? Never miss an opportunity to explore and examine your surroundings. It will deepen your writing. Listen as nature, emotions and situations whisper in your ear. Your writing will always find fresh perspectives. Dance to the music that is meant to be heard by no one but you. Your writing will be authenticated by your personal style.? May your writing muse always shake you awake when your mind goes blank and your passion wanes.

Debra, thank you for visiting my blog today!

Source: http://karenjonesgowen.blogspot.com/2012/10/getting-back-mojo.html

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