If the latter , choose your candle color based on your individual intention / what you ’ d like the manifest , burning it until it ’ s completely out over the course of a day or week .

Go outside , use the “ Notes ” function in your phone , and begin again as if you were writing to a best friend . Keep it casual , conversional . Don ’ t worry about grammar or spelling . Alternatively , you can record yourself speaking into your phone rather than writing or typing .

Many folks get caught up in the undue pressure of the act of writing , knowing there will eventually be an audience for it , but if you give yourself permission to explore , experiment , and make mistakes , something else opens up . Something that transcends self-imposed boundaries and touches upon the magical .

When you ’ re ready , go back to your work space and transcribe what you ’ ve spoken or casually written out — and more times than not , the threads are right there waiting for you to piece together .

WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH

When I taught university , one of the biggest complaints from my students was how to combat the dreaded writer ’ s block , which I could , as a writer , certainly emphasize with .

My advice was always : If you ’ re feeling stuck , one of the best things you can do is get up , move around , and change your immediate surroundings . The next thing to do is take the pressure off yourself .

Instead of staring at a blank screen and idly waiting for the words to come or the skies to open up to reveal a Deus Ex Machina to save the day , change your medium ( for a bit ) and move away from your work space .