Jay Carper
I sit down at my computer and start writing.
If I'm writing fiction, I ask myself "What's the worst thing or the most improbably thing that could happen next?" and just start writing about it. Pretty soon, inspiration comes. I might scrap everything I just wrote, but that's ok because it accomplished its purpose.
If I'm writing non-fiction, I pick a topic and I start writing about it. Inspiration usually comes sooner or later. If not, then I set it aside for a day or so and come back to it. If I still can't get a flow going, I pick a different topic and maybe come back to the first topic some other day.
The key to getting past writer's block is to write.
If I'm writing fiction, I ask myself "What's the worst thing or the most improbably thing that could happen next?" and just start writing about it. Pretty soon, inspiration comes. I might scrap everything I just wrote, but that's ok because it accomplished its purpose.
If I'm writing non-fiction, I pick a topic and I start writing about it. Inspiration usually comes sooner or later. If not, then I set it aside for a day or so and come back to it. If I still can't get a flow going, I pick a different topic and maybe come back to the first topic some other day.
The key to getting past writer's block is to write.
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