Many writers, especially when they're starting out, experience writer's block. There are dozens of ways out. Here are just five:
1) Don't always start at the beginning. Tackle your book in the middle, then come back to the beginning later. Write about the parts that come to you now.
2) Take a walk, rest your brain, do something completely different. Come back refreshed.
3) Outline. Often an outline will keep you plugging along, rather than waiting for inspiration to hit. Professional writers don't have the luxury of writing only when the notion strikes them. You put your time in faithfully each day, whether you're in the mood or not.
4)Flip your characters. Make the women men. Make the villains good guys. Make one a dog. Really push the envelope. Sometimes it's all it takes to get over that catch in the thread. You might come back to your original plan, but you'll have cleared away the cobwebs.
5)Read someone else's work that inspires you. Often when you see a play or movie, or read a book, you come away with extra drive to tell your own story.
Good luck, and remember: Writers write.
1) Don't always start at the beginning. Tackle your book in the middle, then come back to the beginning later. Write about the parts that come to you now.
2) Take a walk, rest your brain, do something completely different. Come back refreshed.
3) Outline. Often an outline will keep you plugging along, rather than waiting for inspiration to hit. Professional writers don't have the luxury of writing only when the notion strikes them. You put your time in faithfully each day, whether you're in the mood or not.
4)Flip your characters. Make the women men. Make the villains good guys. Make one a dog. Really push the envelope. Sometimes it's all it takes to get over that catch in the thread. You might come back to your original plan, but you'll have cleared away the cobwebs.
5)Read someone else's work that inspires you. Often when you see a play or movie, or read a book, you come away with extra drive to tell your own story.
Good luck, and remember: Writers write.
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