The creative well is endless if you’re in it for the long haul. Writing eBooks, print books, creating audio books, working with editors, cover designers, and marketing your books – no publisher will do the marketing for you! An abundance of creative energy soon leads to mental exhaustion a type of brain drain that can potentially dry the creative well. Act on helping your creative self to sustain energy and wellness for the long haul.
Love and care for YOUR creative self keeps the muse in your orbit.
Some Tips for Love and Self-Care for YOUR Creative Self
To keep the creative juice flowing you must show the artist in you, some love.
How do we do this?
Replenish the source of your well by carving space in YOUR day:
• Meditate in your day preferably in the morning before you begin writing for perhaps half an hour, or in shorter bursts throughout the day
• Listen to soothing calming, theta sounds when you take a break between planning or writing scenes
• Take a walk outdoors – if you can take a walk on the beach, or in a park, this will be great to listen to the sounds of nature with the double benefit of rest and awakening the senses
• Sing no matter how out of you might be or strum a guitar if you have one around – the therapeutic value is giving yourself some love
You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching… ~ William W Purkey
• Read something inspirational before you sleep – a poem or a prayer
• Write when your energy is at an optimum level, if it’s the morning for you, then market your brand/books in the afternoon
• Talk to an optimistic person, perhaps one who loves your work, then reach out – positive energy ignites creativity
These are but a few ways to keep that well pumping out the creative energy that brings your fabulous work of art into the world. Begin with one thing at a time to ease exhaustion – creativity is fresh, passionate, and lively, so be sure to get in enough zzz’s. The number of hours will depend on your personal make-up, work-day etc. Anything less than 6 hours is risking exhaustion during your creative hours.
Beautiful sounds feed LOVE FOR THE CREATIVE YOU:
I hope you have an amazing Valentine’s Day!
Happy Writing, Happy Creative Love!
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