Louise Cusack
Water.
If I can't work out what my characters are going to do next, I either have a shower, water the garden or sit watching the ocean. There's something about the movement of water that gets my creativity flowing, and I know I'm not the only author who uses that tool. I've heard of others having bubble baths, going for a swim or even sitting at the computer with their feet soaking in a nice warm foot spa!
Having a sea change and moving to the ocean was the best thing I could have done for my creativity, but that's probably because I'm a seat-of-the-pants writer. Those writers who plot meticulously before they write, tend to go back to their character's goal/ motivation/ conflict lists if they get stuck, and that helps them remember what the characters want out of life. I've done that on occasion as well.
If I can't work out what my characters are going to do next, I either have a shower, water the garden or sit watching the ocean. There's something about the movement of water that gets my creativity flowing, and I know I'm not the only author who uses that tool. I've heard of others having bubble baths, going for a swim or even sitting at the computer with their feet soaking in a nice warm foot spa!
Having a sea change and moving to the ocean was the best thing I could have done for my creativity, but that's probably because I'm a seat-of-the-pants writer. Those writers who plot meticulously before they write, tend to go back to their character's goal/ motivation/ conflict lists if they get stuck, and that helps them remember what the characters want out of life. I've done that on occasion as well.
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