1. Start a dialogue between your protagonist and someone in his or her fictional life. You may or may not end up including this in your final draft, but it might give you some insight into your protagonist’s motivation and enable you to move on.
2. Refer back to the three-act structure outline in Save the Cat! Writes a Novel and draft a different section than the one you’re working on.
3. Take your laptop to a different place to write. If you write at home, go to the library.
4. Start your day with an idea generation activity like writing ten ideas a day. 😊
5. Do some journaling about how you are feeling about writing and about whatever else pops into your mind. Sometimes that act of writing generates more writing which generates the focused writing that you need for your work in progress. Suggestion, try out www.750words.com as a place to get the cogs moving.
6. Write in a different way. If you always use your laptop, try using your phone. Try composing by voice using dictation software.
7. At the bottom of the text you’re working on, add a paragraph or two about where you envision the novel going next, then walk away and do something else. When you come back to the page to write again, your subconscious will have been working on the story.
8. If you have an outline, flesh it out with more detail about the upcoming sections of the story.
9. Write a postscript for after the novel has ended. Even if you don’t use it, it will help you understand how the journey of your story ends.
10. Write about a pivotal moment in a character’s life from a time before the story. These memories will add richness to the character’s experience and will enhance their voice.
11. Work on a different art form. Try drawing, dancing, writing poetry. Draw a picture of your protagonist and imagine them in their world.
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