Jonathan Ammon
I have some coffee, remind myself that the quality of my writing is not dependent on how I feel, and start typing short, declarative sentences.
For nonfiction, I may find a block quote or a pre-exisiting piece of writing and beginning responding to it.
For fiction, where I experience writer's block more often, I open up a favorite novel and start transcribing it in a different word document. This is a dangerous and probably unpopular practice, but the act of typing and involving myself in a narrative opens things up for me. It's best to choose an author with a plain style, so their voice doesn't overwhelm your own. When I was writing fiction regularly I would type 1000 words of someone else's novel and then 1000 of my own.
For nonfiction, I may find a block quote or a pre-exisiting piece of writing and beginning responding to it.
For fiction, where I experience writer's block more often, I open up a favorite novel and start transcribing it in a different word document. This is a dangerous and probably unpopular practice, but the act of typing and involving myself in a narrative opens things up for me. It's best to choose an author with a plain style, so their voice doesn't overwhelm your own. When I was writing fiction regularly I would type 1000 words of someone else's novel and then 1000 of my own.
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