Q&A for How to Get Over Writer's Block

Usually, the more experienced of a writer you become, the less likely you'll have writer's block, although that's not necessarily always true. You just have to figure out what works to help you overcome whatever's stopping you. That might be personal motivation, or it might have to do with the logistics of how you write, like your time and resources.

Keep writing. Write anything you like, even if it's not good. When you write in a flow-of-consciousness style, it puts your brain into the state of creative flow. That's when the ideas will come to you.

Go and speak to different people (friends, family, etc.) to hear their take on it. Seek advice and maybe hearing different points of view will clear your head and help you discover what you are looking for.

Yes. If you stop writing for long periods of time you lose your cool. During free time, like waiting to be called in the doctor's office, find some scrap paper and write out characteristics of your characters or plan out entire chapters (doodling is optional also).

Write down on paper whatever pops in your head, preferably goofy things like, 'John likes to drink hamburgers.'

Read or listen to videos on YouTube about writing stuff to get pumped up. Jazz up your story to make it feel like you're reading a book from your favorite author. Try using your favorite book for inspiration. No matter what, never give up. This writer's block is just another step to writing books.

Certainly! Any time you have a story idea, write it down. You can exercise or even draft them when you have free time.

Find a quiet place, like a park, library, or even your backyard. Even if you cant find a quiet spot, try to write; you can always rewrite it later.

Keep the message clear and concise, don’t over-explain too many details. Remember, it’s okay to leave the readers guessing!

Think of possible fixes. For example: Cut any unnecessary dialogue or scenes (keep more major scenes and important dialogue to help move the story along), consider re-planning the previous chapter to help this one move along smoother, find the problem or black hole in the plot and remove it (anything that doesn’t make sense or doesn’t help the plot evolve), write a short description of the chapters focusing on the events that will take place (planning is always key to cure writers block). You could also take a short break (like a week or so) from writing. This will help you de-stress and better focus on writing. Adding new characters will make writing feel new. Reading other’s work also helps.

At that point, it may be best to just take a break. You could read a book, watch some TV, or maybe just take a nap. If it’s really frustrating you, there is no need to continue writing your story, song, or poem (unless required).

You don't necessarily need to show your story to others, but it's better if you do. The feedback they give you could be very helpful in trying to improve your story. Getting feedback and criticism can be scary, but it'll make your writing better. In the meantime, keep revising and editing until you work up the courage to share it with the world.

Even taking the smallest time out of your day (just five minutes) to write something is really important. Writing a book can be very time consuming, but taking it bit by bit, everyday, will eventually get you there.

You can research a character that you know very little of. For example, if you do not know much about Naruto, then you can go to a Wikipedia-like website (or just Wikipedia) and learn more about him from there. Doing some research about a character can help you overcome writer's block!

Before writing, plan out your story with a beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution/end. If you're stuck while writing, try adding a new character, jumping ahead to the end of the story (if possible), or going back to the beginning; many stories stall because the protagonist isn't given enough to do.