Writer's Block

[anastasia]

All of us get this every now and then. Share your tips and advice on how to get through Writer's Block.

[-adonis ❰Stitched you up, put you together With cotton and feather Gave you love, put my heart inside you Oh what could I do When you started talking]

I usually brainstorm any hypothetical thing that could happen from the most serious (i.e.; best friend dies, a bomb blows up a country) to the most random (i.e.; they escape the lair by jumping on a pony, they throw sparkles everywhere and have a party)

[Xandra]

I look at prompts but I guess that doesn't always help if you're stuck in the middle of the story

[anastasia]

I look at writing prompts, too. It doesn't contribute towards the story you're writing, obviously, but it'll help you get out of the phase where you're not writing. Which is helpful.

[Xandra]

Sometimes the one word prompts can help me to add something to an existing story or spark an idea for a new one

[dany]

♧ Sʜᴀʜᴅɪᴀ wrote: "I listen to music to give me ideas - like, when I'm writing something and I can't write anymore because of writer's block, I'll listen to songs with a vibe similar to what I'm writing. Does that ma..."

I agree.

[anastasia]

I listen to sad Doctor Who music to write.

[[deleted user]]

If I have WB, I usually just ignore it, and stop writing. I go outside, drive, and eat somewhere... then eventually it will come back to me. But when I'm on deadline, I usually rewrite four, five pages with colored pens, move it from my computer to my notebook. It's a simple trick and works everytime.

[Chris]

I have never tried to wright a book. But I am willing to start.

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

The music idea sounds good, but only instrumental stuff so you don't get distracted by lyrics. Tapping ones pencil/pen to the drumbeat is a sure way to invite Writers Block.

Stepping away from your writting for a few minutes is also good.

Switching to a different piece of writting could also help. If you are working on a story perhaps switch to a poem or another story. Of course the problem with that is you could get so involved with the other stuff you never finish the original thing you were writing.

[Xandra]

I like music as only instrumental sometimes and other times the lyrics can be inspiring so it really depends

[[deleted user]]

I always brainstorm any somewhat-possible things. (For example, if a character is driving in the snow and they drive into the ditch it's possible they could simply drive out or get stuck and they call a tow truck or they could be in the middle if an air-raid with bombs dropping on them...) This usually gets random ideas flowing until I find the right scenario I want to create...