3 ways to add creativity to your writing

Has your copy lost its zing? Struggling to infuse some magic into your next writing project or post? Looking for a way to turn boring research into a riveting story?

You’re not alone. Deadlines and dry topics can sap the energy from anyone’s writing over time.

The good news is there are tricks of the trade to shake things up and bring the fun back to your writing. Here’s how to harness your artistic side through poetry for more creative (and compelling) copy:

1. Reintroduce yourself to poetry. “Poetry makes us feel. It evokes emotions—and that’s the job of any writer in any medium,” says Keisha-Gaye Anderson, senior director of marketing and communications at The Jed Foundation. “It moves us with a rhythm and symbolic language that speaks to us on a very deep level.”

The author of four poetry collections, Anderson has published in a number of literary magazines, including Adirondack Review, African Voices Magazine, The Caribbean Writer and many others.

Her advice is to reacquaint yourself with poetry—and to find what moves you. Then, seek to understand what makes it work and apply those lessons to your own writing where you can.