In a mild panic about writing (again)
I need to start writing — preferably creatively! — on a regular basis. I figured I'd pose the following question to people on here who (a) currently write on a regular basis or (b) have done so in the past: How do you do it?

I finished a draft of my personal statement tonight, and it's quite choppy and uninspiring. But this is what a few months of occasional blog postings has gotten me — a penchant for turning out long sentences with dubious connections and no emotional content. I feel like I need to get back to what I used to do on the Web, which was writing short personal essays on a regular basis. Sure, it became formulaic, but at least I was able to express myself without resorting to lists. (Except for the end of my journaling career, which not coincidentally also marked the beginning of my blogging career. Lists equal laziness!)

I'm thinking about doing an incredibly productive/annoying sort of thing where I force myself take a photo and write a short, mostly unrelated paragraph of observation every day. The idea here is that something should be gained from repeating this exercise ad nauseum. Right? What's worked for you?