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I've struggled with this for a long time, and as it has become quite severe, eh, why not ask for advice:
I'm terrible when it comes to actually getting to write, like I need a spark for it to happen at all. When Im preoccupied wiith other things (like now), draining my mental energy, it makes it really hard to do anything at all, and I'd like to, just for a distraction.
Do you have any techniques to get yourself into a writing mood?
I try to do something for writing everyday. Even if I'm not producing actual content, I'll dedicate at least a half hour or an hour's time to doing notes, reading articles that relate to my story, anything to keep myself feeling productive in the writing department. If I actually want to write, literally blasting music into my ears to drown out everything else gets me going most of the time. The days I feel mentally drained like you mentioned are the days I spend mostly on reading or idly thinking about stories, because it works for me as a distraction.