It stares you down in the form of an empty word doc and a blinking cursor. Its existence is hotly debated. It is any storyteller’s biggest fear: the dreaded Writer’s Block.

How to overcome writer's block?

1. Take A Walk

Not only does this get your legs moving and your lungs breathing in crisp air, but also taking walks can provide inspiration—you just need to know where to look. From mysterious initials carved into a tree trunk to a trail of candy wrappers on the sidewalk, you never know what you will find on the simplest walk.

2. Stretch

Stretching opens up different parts of the body and allows blood to circulate fully. The next time you sit down and write, you’re allowing a different part of your body to speak.

3. Listen to Music

Lyrics tell stories too. Music can get you in that right mindset to bare your heart on paper. It can soothe, agitate, or rejuvenate you to write different types of scenes—whatever your story demands.

4. Read a Book

I find rereading my favorite passages from my favorite books helpful to conquer Writer’s Block. I ask myself why I love that passage from an emotional as well as technical viewpoint, and attempt to reconstruct those features that I love within my own stories. After all, great artists steal.

5. Watch a Movie or a Play

This is particularly crucial for writing dialogue. It’s also a surefire way to start a line of “What if” thoughts—premises of your own, original worlds inspired by your favorite movies or plays.

6. Write Nonstop for 10 Minutes

Set a timer and let your words fly. You can vent your frustrations, you can rage at your characters, you can muse about plot—write about literally anything for 10 minutes. When you look back, I can guarantee there will be a glimmer of something buried in there (the will to continue writing, perhaps).

7. Change Writing Locations

One of the best strategies. Go to a coffee shop. Write under a tree. Sit on the swings with a notebook on your lap. Don’t get stuck in the same place

8. Keep a Notebook

You never know when inspiration’s going to strike. Of course, you could always write it down on your phone, but I believe some of that spark is lost when your thumbs type away.

 source - Bookfox

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