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When I was younger and used to write a great deal, alcohol was frequently involved (especially in poetry). Often, just letting yourself go is difficult. Someone said adversity stimulates writing and I think we tend to dwell more on adversity when we drink.
Now, I try to make sure I jot down ideas or phrases that pop into my head so that I can return to them later. I keep them in a notebook and in a computer file so whichever medium I feel like using I can. I also have to force (hate to use that term, but it's true) myself to sit down every once and a while and write. I was a much better writer, when I wrote every day (at least a journal entry).
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