Your Writing Needs a Vacation

Here’s Why You Feel Burned Out

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Your writing needs a vacation.

If you’re reading this, there is a chance that you have been writing for years — perhaps since childhood. You put a great deal of effort into your work and spend much of your free time daydreaming about what to write next. Maybe you write stories or food reviews; either way, you are a writer. And — like all writers — sometimes you need a vacation.

How can you tell?

Let’s look at the signs of burnout and apply them to writing.

• You constantly have writer’s block.
• Writing feels like a waste of time.
• You are aways tired.
• Your projects feel dull or overwhelming.
• You feel like your work isn’t appreciated

Sound familiar?

As mentioned in my previous article, if you want to overcome a writing slump, then you should:

• Take a break from writing
• Get experience outside of writing