Kevin L. O'Brien
I generally get writer's block because I get bored. So I put the story aside for awhile to regenerate my interest.
Sometime, however, I genuinely have no idea what to write next. That is, I know what's coming next, but I don't know how to write it. In such circumstances I do one of two things: just bull my way through, and hope a better way to write it comes to me later, or set it aside until inspiration strikes. I prefer to do the latter if I can, but sometimes I really want to get a story finished, so I have to do the former.
Sometime, however, I genuinely have no idea what to write next. That is, I know what's coming next, but I don't know how to write it. In such circumstances I do one of two things: just bull my way through, and hope a better way to write it comes to me later, or set it aside until inspiration strikes. I prefer to do the latter if I can, but sometimes I really want to get a story finished, so I have to do the former.
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