Luke H. Davis
1. I read like my life depends on it. I’m a firm believer than what is in the result is in the cause. You can’t push through (and also, in some cases, avoid) writer's block unless you read willingly and with breadth and depth. When you read, your mind has all sorts of hidden conversations with your soul that you aren’t aware of, yet the fruit of these silent chats shows up in your writing.
2. Don’t get discouraged. Some days you’ll be on fire and write 5000 words (my most productive day was 8400 words), and other days you can’t generate a thought. It happens. Don’t beat yourself up.
3. Usually my most productive method is to think about where I'd like to be five chapters ahead, then leave the project alone for a few days while talking through how to fill in the gap from where I stopped to Point B. Eventually, this process dislodges the writer's block.
2. Don’t get discouraged. Some days you’ll be on fire and write 5000 words (my most productive day was 8400 words), and other days you can’t generate a thought. It happens. Don’t beat yourself up.
3. Usually my most productive method is to think about where I'd like to be five chapters ahead, then leave the project alone for a few days while talking through how to fill in the gap from where I stopped to Point B. Eventually, this process dislodges the writer's block.
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