K.L. Nofziger
This may sound like complete s%@# but I don't get writer's block. Instead, I get enabled by distractions and prone to procrastination (with self-set deadlines). I already have chapter summaries, if not detailed outlines, so I know what's going to happen next. I just don't have the energy or lack the motivation to write at that moment in time.
But for anyone who does suffer from writer's block, I would say read, read, read. Enjoy yourself in another's story. If the story isn't there for you, or the scene or character just isn't working with you, to write down--to the point where you hear crickets--then don't force it. Take a breather. While dedication, research, and discipline are necessary principles for writers, a break every now and then is healthy.
But for anyone who does suffer from writer's block, I would say read, read, read. Enjoy yourself in another's story. If the story isn't there for you, or the scene or character just isn't working with you, to write down--to the point where you hear crickets--then don't force it. Take a breather. While dedication, research, and discipline are necessary principles for writers, a break every now and then is healthy.
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