Hey young writers! Since the summer has officially started for me (for those of you still in school: I’m so sorry. I will pray for you), I’ve finally found some time in the evenings to write.  It’s been wonderful, except for the fact that no matter how much I want to write, I haven’t been able to find something I feel motivated enough to write about. Thus, the reason behind the Ways I get Myself to Write series. Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know that yesterday I used my excerpt jar for the VERY FIRST TIME! It worked much better than I thought it would. 😛 I picked a note card, picked one of the sides, and started writing. According to my color-coded system, the idea I picked (being written in red ink) meant that I had to finish a specific scene. At first I was like, “UGH! NO! How am I supposed to write 500 words?!? I don’t know what to say here…” A paragraph in, I automatically knew how I wanted the scene to go and what needed to be accomplished through the dialogue of the characters. #PraisetheLord #wheredidthatevencomefrom Staying up into the wee hours of the night, I ended the scene after having written 1,313 WORDS. That’s not counting the original material. I’m not writing this to boast in any way, but I hope this will encourage you throughout your week to use your excerpt jars! They really come in handy!