This week I wrote 500 words every day and hated every second of it

I tried that whole 'write daily' advice for 7 days straight and by Thursday my stories felt like boring homework assignments, not creative fun. Has anyone else found that forcing yourself to write just kills the joy instead of sparking ideas?

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vera_johnson91mo ago

Forcing it NEVER works. I tried that daily word count stuff and wound up writing the same boring scene three days in a row because my brain just checked out. By Friday I was staring at a blank page feeling guilty instead of inspired. Some days you just need to step away and let the ideas COOK instead of cramming them out like homework.

susanb341mo ago

Nah, I gotta disagree with @vera_johnson9 here. For me, forcing it actually breaks through the block. Last month I sat down and hammered out 300 words on a scene I hated. Next day I read it back and found one line that sparked a whole new chapter. Some days the magic comes after the grunt work, not before.