Goodreads asked Ivan D. Wainewright:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ivan D. Wainewright If I am trying to plan a story, or consider how I can take an existing narrative in a different direction, I love Mind Mapping. Drawing mind maps helps me far more than simply writing lists on paper or on a computer screen. I find it especially helpful when I am first thinking about a new story. I may already have a simple, central idea in my mind, but when I draw it out as a Mind Map, it gives me a far better process for expanding it and making me see what is good – or not so good.

The other thing I do, if I am stuck on a plot point or wanting to think how I could move a story along, is drive round the M25 – seriously! I do this when I am visiting my mother and I find that being alone in the car with no other distractions helps me focus my mind on whatever problem I am trying to overcome!

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