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" I recently quit my dead-end day job to pursue the freelance writing career of my dreams. It´s been an interesting journey so far, filled with mis-steps and fumblings towards abundance, and the ecstasy of creation. I´m enjoying it to the fullest, but even the most creative soul has an off day. Learning to inspire yourself and be your own best muse at a time like this is crucial. Here are some of my best strategies for getting my creative juices flowing...

1. Blow bubbles in your backyard.
2. Lie back in the grass and watch the clouds roll past.
3. Roll down a hill, then do it again until you´re dizzy.
4. Draw silly pictures and print hopscotch grids and poems on the sidewalk with chalk all over your neighborhood.
5. Write a spontaneous haiku.
6. Take a walk.
7. Go fly a kite.
8. Go book-surfing at a library or bookstore. Write a question in your writer´s notebook. Hold the question in your mind, walking through the stacks, and then open a book at random. The first phrase your eye alights on is the answer.
9. Take a long nap.
10. Give yourself a deadline to produce a certain word count or finish a project, and stick to it.
11. Take a fabulous care of yourself.
12. For one week, treat writing like a job. Show up at the same time, consistently, to meet the Muses. Don´t stop writing until you´ve done at least 100 words. Don´t worry about making sense- just get your hand moving.
13. Get out of the house. Walk the dog, take a drive, run some errands - just take a break and come back to your project with a fresh perspective.
14. Sing in the shower.
15. Write inspiring quotes from your favorite writers in your journal, one at the top of each page. Use them as writing prompts and story straters.
16. Write with different colors. If you usually use a pen, try a pencil or a crayon today.
17. Write with your non-dominant hand; with your toes; with a pen clamped between your teeth.
18. Climb a tree..."