What to do when you get writer's block.

[rug]

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Write one word. (Any word will do.)

Follow it with another word.
Continue until the sentence is finished.
Write another sentence.

It may be crap, but crap should not be judged until the story is done.

I simply do not tolerate writer's block.

[mainer]

2. Take a long drive.

In silence. Usually works for me.

Or lie on the couch and stare at the ceiling.

[Sweeney]

3. Tell the truth.

That is what Hemingway said in a movable feast: One true thing. You have to connect with people, and people can recognize and grasp the truth, and even with fiction, that should be not altogether untrue, -it has to find the point of understanding and agreement. If you ever get stuck, the truth is square one. The more truth you have going for you, the more lies you can spin, but you can't fake it.

Sweeney