Cheryl Mahoney
If I'm having a minor, momentary kind of writer's block, walking helps. I don't know why, but moving helps--preferably going out and walking around my neighborhood, rather than pacing, so maybe it's the change of scenery too! I think about the story while I'm walking, and usually have an idea of how to move forward by the time I get back to my computer.
If it's a more serious kind of writer's block, I find it helps to move to a different project. If I'm losing enthusiasm for what I'm writing, and especially if that persists for days or weeks, I'll set it aside and try something else for a while. I usually have multiple projects in various stages, so it's not that hard to move to something else.
And my first published novel was started because I had writer's block on another (still unfinished) novel idea!
If it's a more serious kind of writer's block, I find it helps to move to a different project. If I'm losing enthusiasm for what I'm writing, and especially if that persists for days or weeks, I'll set it aside and try something else for a while. I usually have multiple projects in various stages, so it's not that hard to move to something else.
And my first published novel was started because I had writer's block on another (still unfinished) novel idea!
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