Anna Lee Huber
I find that if I'm experiencing writer's block it means one of three things.
1) I'm overtired and need to step away for a time, whether that's a few hours or a week.
2) I'm overworked and I need to recharge my creativity. Sometimes reading a book or watching a movie helps. Sometimes just taking a walk does the trick.
OR 3) I've taken a wrong turn. I'm forcing my characters to do things they wouldn't or don't want to do. Often if I back up and find the place where my story has gone off the rails and take the plot in a different direction it immediately fixes the problem. Sometimes it means only scrapping a few pages, other times it's five chapters.
1) I'm overtired and need to step away for a time, whether that's a few hours or a week.
2) I'm overworked and I need to recharge my creativity. Sometimes reading a book or watching a movie helps. Sometimes just taking a walk does the trick.
OR 3) I've taken a wrong turn. I'm forcing my characters to do things they wouldn't or don't want to do. Often if I back up and find the place where my story has gone off the rails and take the plot in a different direction it immediately fixes the problem. Sometimes it means only scrapping a few pages, other times it's five chapters.
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