Rich Elvers
I usually don't get writer's block. I have a few ways of dealing with it:
1) Just WRITE. Anything. Nonsense, gibberish, editing or rewrite the previous day's work or just write the character doing something random. It usually comes to me.
2) Music. For every project I choose 2 or 3 movie soundtracks that match the tone of my project and I play them while I write and while I brainstorm and just try to picture the character or world. Music inspires a lot of full scenes or ideas.
3) Go for a walk and think about the story.
4) Figure out if the block is because something is wrong with the story or scene I'm working on. Writer's block for a lot of writers is a symptom of a subconscious or conscious awareness of trying to force something illogical or counter to a character's nature.
1) Just WRITE. Anything. Nonsense, gibberish, editing or rewrite the previous day's work or just write the character doing something random. It usually comes to me.
2) Music. For every project I choose 2 or 3 movie soundtracks that match the tone of my project and I play them while I write and while I brainstorm and just try to picture the character or world. Music inspires a lot of full scenes or ideas.
3) Go for a walk and think about the story.
4) Figure out if the block is because something is wrong with the story or scene I'm working on. Writer's block for a lot of writers is a symptom of a subconscious or conscious awareness of trying to force something illogical or counter to a character's nature.
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