I’ve often heard the advice that if you get blocked creatively, you should do something other than writing. Go for a walk, listen to music, visit a museum. Yes, yes, and yes. But my new favorite piece of writing advice is that for just one day see what it’s like to write, create, and simply be a writer without your usual tools. Find new ways in. You might discover radically different paths to connect to your muse and be inspired. And it might alter how you see your writing and your life as a writer. {read}