By: Sarah K.
You have
an impending deadline. You've got the perfect characters, setting, and plot,
but you sit down to write, and can't get any words to come. Maybe you've
already started or maybe you've written yourself into a hole and can't get out,
here are some tips to move that block in your way.
· Talk to
someone
Parents,
a friend, or even a sibling, talk to them. Usually just talking to them on what
you're stuck on will help you out a lot. They could give you one or 20
different thoughts that could get your ideas flowing too!
·
Go
outside
When you
have some part of a story you're writing that you just can't move forward on,
try going outside. If it's a walk, running around the yard, or even just
sitting on the doorstep, it can be really helpful. Getting outside and getting
fresh air might give you a new perspective.
·
Brainstorm
Hey, it
could be "Good ol' Joe down the street takes a ride on a unicorn,"
but still, that could be useful when crazy Joe falls off his unicorn and needs some
equally crazy direction to go in later! Having a place to keep random ideas is
actually pretty good to have, and just writing one idea down can spark 16 more.
·
Write one
sentence per day
Writing
at least one sentence per day can actually give you a starting point for more!
One also gets something done, even when you don't feel motivated. It could be
about a strange nightmare you get at three a.m. or that weird scene that played
out at the pool.
·
Write
from a different scene
If
you're writing on a computer, you can always come back later to that part
you're stuck on. Try writing from a different scene instead of the one that has
you blocked.
·
Find
weird objects
Sounds kind of strange, right? Go around
your house and pick up weird items (as long as whoever owns them says it's
okay) and think about what they are. Could that be a water-tester, a tower, or
a weapon?
·
Story
cubes
You see them in some stores you go to,
right? They are useful for writing (as advertised) random stories.
·
Story-starter
pictures
Search for them. You might find a creepy
old house's exterior, a bridge, or a strange landscape. Think of what a story
could be set there or that has a scene with that area.
·
One
liners
Almost all of us has begun a story with
"It was a dark and stormy night..." or something like that. Try using
one of those.
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