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Need Help Getting Back Into It

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The Booty Warrior

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Guys, I've run into a problem.

When I decided to put my fic on hold a few months back, it was so I could use all this time I have now to work on it again.

Unfortunately, I'm having great difficulty getting back into the mood of writing, which is a real worry here. I don't wanna end up not being able to post another chapter until next summer.

I am pretty sure part of it was subconscious. I wish I could just write without wishing I could get another review or two, but it's hard.

Anybody got any ideas on how to get back into the spirit of writing so I can get another chapter out?
 
I have various ideas that get me into the writing/typing mood so I'll list them:
1. Listen to some music and wonder when said song would play if the story was a movie or animated, this usually makes me come up with a plot point much later on and gets me excited so I get back to work and try to reach that point.
2. Reread what I've written p to this point, it helps make the characters feel much more vivid in my head and lets me 'see' them move and basically lets me imagine what they'd do next and thus I write that.
3. I daydream about the characters until they feel 'real' to me, then I simply feel motivated all of a sudden.
4. Sometimes I can't write on because well, I get bored of the story, so I write something unrelated (such as what I did with the weekly prompt) and then when I look at my story it feels fresh and invigorating again.
5. Talk to somebody about my story and ask them what they think will happen next, after hearing what they predict I feel more motivated to show them what really will happen.

I'm not sure which ones of these will help since I've tried each one when working on various different pieces I've written, and really I don't know which one works best, it sorta depends on the situation. Hope this helps.
 
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