Lauren asked Alexandra Sokoloff:

When you're in the middle of a story and have a hard time writing the next part - uninspired, tired, busy with life, whatever the reason - how do you get back on the horse?

Alexandra Sokoloff Hey Lauren! There are so many different ways to push forward. Sometimes I just skip over the section I'm having trouble with. I write down vaguely what I know has to happen there (even in the most general terms, like "Something really scary has to happen here") and move on to something I feel more confident about writing. Inevitably my subconscious will be working on the part that I skipped and I'll wake up a few days or a week later with the answer. And I also always do better if I take my own writing advice! I'm doing a series on Nanowrimo on my blog right now and every time I post one of those blogs I think - "That's exactly what >I< need to do!

You can check out some of the posts here: http://www.screenwritingtricks.com/p/...

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