Mark R. Brandon
I think I deal with this by going and doing something else instead. Read, go to the gym, go for a drive, watch a movie or just sit and think. Try not to stress about it and trust that your brain will come up with the answer to your problems.
If you need a prompt there are some great tools, including decks of inspiration cards and websites featuring story prompts, which work really well. If you're a science fiction writer, try writing a romance short story. If you've only ever written hardboiled detective stories, try writing some fantasy.
You can discover amazing things about yourself, and when you get back to your main work, chances are the writer's block will be gone.
If you need a prompt there are some great tools, including decks of inspiration cards and websites featuring story prompts, which work really well. If you're a science fiction writer, try writing a romance short story. If you've only ever written hardboiled detective stories, try writing some fantasy.
You can discover amazing things about yourself, and when you get back to your main work, chances are the writer's block will be gone.
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