S.C. Stokes
I have developed a few methods of dealing with writers block. My response depends on the type of difficulty I am having.
Sometimes I struggle to write a particular scene but ideas beyond it are readily coming to mind. When this happens I will often put together a paragraph in brackets as to what I am looking to achieve and then move beyond it. Often this allows me to use portions of the novel later on to shape the earlier narrative I was struggling with.
Other times I will just relax and try to put myself in my characters shoes and experience the world from their perspective.
Lastly music. It always helps to inspire me when I am thinking / struggling to write.
Sometimes I struggle to write a particular scene but ideas beyond it are readily coming to mind. When this happens I will often put together a paragraph in brackets as to what I am looking to achieve and then move beyond it. Often this allows me to use portions of the novel later on to shape the earlier narrative I was struggling with.
Other times I will just relax and try to put myself in my characters shoes and experience the world from their perspective.
Lastly music. It always helps to inspire me when I am thinking / struggling to write.
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