Free Creative Writing Workbook: 20 Simple Exercises To Unleash Your Creativity (creative writing for beginners, creative writing exercises, thinking skills, writing skills, stop writer's block) by Brian Henderson Page B

unpolished and raw. Revise and rewrite parts, don't just look for typos or grammar errors-- go in depth. Check for plot holes, for the flow of your story, its structure and overall tone. Look at it through the eyes of both reader and critic.
    Revising does include proof reading and editing, but it is much more than that. It takes any time from a week to months. Editing for structure, for flow, for holes, for cutting a lot of prose, for characters and setting. Perhaps your plot could be made simpler or further expanded to create a more interesting story. Revising is no simple task, but if you manage to do it properly, you can make your work truly shine.

6 - Get another person's opinion.
    If you have someone whose opinion you trust, ask them to read your work and provide critique. This might seem scary, but it would provide you with great insight. Another eye might spot things that you have missed during revision and they would also be able to give you their thoughts on the story you have created.
    Did they enjoy reading it? Is it something they would recommend to others? A yes on both is definitely a good sign. However, if they return your work with a few criticisms, don't allow it to discourage you. Take their words and use them to better your work-- without sacrificing your creative vision, of course. Keep experimenting and you'll find the right balance for this. Just remember to keep an open mind and you'll certainly continue to evolve and improve creatively.
    You can also opt to get more than 1 person's opinion; this depends entirely upon you. More people also means more input, but there is a downside to this. You might get confused and overwhelmed by the differing opinions which can also reflect in your work. Again, balance is they key word here.

Chapter 2: Dealing With Writer's Block
     
    One of the biggest issues that you'll face when it comes to creative writing would be writer's block. Quite a lot of folks tend to think that there's a magic bullet or an instant solution that would boost their motivation or provide them with a shortcut to fixing writer's block. There is a romantic notion that inspiration is something that strikes you like lightning, igniting a spark that would have you writing continuously until you are done with your masterpiece.
    However, this is not how things work.
    The reality is that you might spend a couple of days writing feverishly, only to lose that motivation at some point. Your ideas dry up and if you don't work for it, this inspiration might never re-ignite again. This is how a lot of good work goes to waste; a lazy writer who keeps waiting for their writer's block to disappear instead of working to break it down.
    While it may feel like you're working against the impossible, any effort that you put into getting past it will pay off. It was Ernest Hemingway who once said that sometimes, writing comes easy and on other occasions, it feels like trying to break down a wall with your bare hands. Yes, it will be frustrating and you might feel like trashing the work altogether-- DON'T. There are things you can do to bring back that lost motivation and completely destroy your writer's block.
    Here's how:

7 - Write in smaller amounts.
    This means that you should set smaller project goals and start counting words instead of pages. If you push yourself too hard, frustration will begin to mount and it can definitely work against you. Instead of pushing yourself to write 30 to 50 pages of forced soulless writing, why not work on 3000 words on some of your finest instead? Think quality over quantity until your inspiration returns and you're able to churn out chapter after chapter of great storytelling. What matters here is that you're working on your material, despite the block, instead of just letting it sit.
    This would also eliminate that feeling of uncertainty when it comes to where and how you ought to begin. For beginners, even this might seem daunting and impossible. Take a step back, take a