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Old 07-17-2007, 10:36 PM   #3
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I've also done some writing, and am definately familiar with writers block. What I usually do is look at things around the room where I'm at, and see if anything reminds me of a good scene to write about. Or I watch TV or listen to music and compare the situations on the TV or in the song with the characters in my story. Another hard one though is when I already know of the perfect scene to write about next, but I need to find a good way to bridge the last scene and the new scene together. When that happens, I just start writing the new scene while it's still fresh in my memory, and as I'm writing some sort of "bridge" usually comes to me on its own. And then I edit it in.

When I've already tried everything, I give myself permission to take an official break from writing for a few days, and clear my head. Everyone who writes gets hit with writers block. Just try to relax, look for more inspirations, and eventually the perfect scene will pop into your head.
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