Writer’s block is a condition, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work, or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition ranges in difficulty from coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years. Here is my advice on finding a way to come up with those ideas.
- Write about the problem and the reasons why you are having issues
- Free write on anything
- Brainstorm ideas (Charts, group discussions, bullet points, lists, inspiration templates and much more)
- Try mind mapping
- Research everything that interests you
- Save links/documents full of relevent information
- Identify what the subject wants
- Have a purpose to your concepts
- Write your worst, something is better than nothing
- Go crazy (Productive crazy)
- Work on a different part of your writing project
- Don’t try, just do
- Change your location,
- Set up a routine or word limit daily
- Set the timer, test yourself and your ability
- Change your writing method and try different ones
- Get on pintest
- Get on Reddit
- Get on people’s blogs
- Listen to music and its lyrics
- Go for a walk to get a different mind-set.
- Go for a run to clear your mind.
- Other examples of physical exercise
- Rid yourself of distractions
- Develop ideas in a journal/diary
- Ask for help (Social media, Writing groups)
- Fuel up on liquids or solids
- Look at the news on the tv or online
- Reward your self after being productive in your writing (Research, development, grammar, formatting, or much more)
- Find your prime time, either day or night
- Read aloud to clearly understand what you have written
- Listen to recordings or speech to your text
- Gather feedback from who ever you can
- Learn to mediate and let ideas come in a natural way
- Any idea is a good idea at first
- Educate yourself at a university or community college
- Educate yourself with a free or not so free online course
- Copy others and twist it into your own
- Read a graphic novel, movie script or any other interesting forms of writing
- Learn more about structure of a story
- Pay an editor or publisher to see if what you have so far is any good
- Observe in real life conversations
- Learn about famous pieces of writing from history
- Daydream about something you like
- Use former dreams as inspiration
- Don’t pressure yourself, take it one step at a time
- Write when inspiration strikes
- Write daily (500 words or more a day)
- Start fresh everyday and revisit your writing with a different mindset
- Write multiple drafts and edit it to perfection
