Kirby Quinlan
Though I have more ideas for books than I'll ever have time to write, for some reason, when you're staring at a blank page, writer's block sometimes happens.
What I do is take out a notebook and write the scene title at the top and bullet-point everything I know about what's going to happen in the scene. Then I start asking myself a series of questions that employ the five senses. What do I see? What do I hear in this place? What does it smell like? Is there something I would touch or taste? That's usually enough to get me running again. If not, I accept the fact I'm not ready to write at that moment and go take a long walk to ruminate on my bullet point list. If that still doesn't work, take the day off. LOL
What I do is take out a notebook and write the scene title at the top and bullet-point everything I know about what's going to happen in the scene. Then I start asking myself a series of questions that employ the five senses. What do I see? What do I hear in this place? What does it smell like? Is there something I would touch or taste? That's usually enough to get me running again. If not, I accept the fact I'm not ready to write at that moment and go take a long walk to ruminate on my bullet point list. If that still doesn't work, take the day off. LOL
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