Graeme Ing
It depends if I'm getting blocked on my outline or the actual book.
On the outline, I usually scribble elements of the plot on paper, linking the characters to events, and start brainstorming events and asking questions, like "What's the most exciting thing that could happen here?" If I have to, I leave the problem overnight and let my subconscious work on it.
I rarely get blocked writing the book, because I have the outline, but usually I'll just keep writing the best I can, moving the story forward. At some point, I usually realize WHY I got blocked and what went wrong. Then I go back and fix the problem, even if that means throwing away the new things I wrote.
On the outline, I usually scribble elements of the plot on paper, linking the characters to events, and start brainstorming events and asking questions, like "What's the most exciting thing that could happen here?" If I have to, I leave the problem overnight and let my subconscious work on it.
I rarely get blocked writing the book, because I have the outline, but usually I'll just keep writing the best I can, moving the story forward. At some point, I usually realize WHY I got blocked and what went wrong. Then I go back and fix the problem, even if that means throwing away the new things I wrote.
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