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Bonus Tip! Move your office somewhere else. When I'm stuck, I love to write outside. I took this photo a few weeks ago when a surprising warm day allowed me to work in my back yard.

​I wouldn’t have written fifteen books if I didn’t love writing. But that doesn’t mean every day at the computer is a breeze. Some days, in fact, the last thing I want to do is stare at a blank screen and make stuff up.

This week on the Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop, we’re sharing three tips that motivate us to write when we don't feel like it.

Tip #1: I remind myself that I will feel better when I’ve put words on the page. The odd time I do skip my quota, the unwritten words nag at me all day long. The only way to avoid that itch is to get it done.

Tip #2: I promise myself a treat. Whether it’s an extra cup of coffee, fifteen minutes with Candy Crush, or an extra long walk—anything can be a carrot. But I get it only if I reach my quota that day.

Tip #3: I let myself cheat. This may sound counter-intuitive, but it works for me. My usual quota when I am writing a new story is 1000 words a day for a minimum of six days a week. If I’m really balking at writing that many words, I tell myself I just need to do five hundred that day. Five hundred is easy! It’s just a couple pages! I can do that no problem! Once I’ve started, I often get into a groove and reach my 1000 words with very little trouble. It’s just getting started that’s hard.
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What do you do to prevent procrastination? Any tips for me? Then hop over to Jill Haymaker for more bits of wisdom.

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