How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jennifer D. Lyle There are two answers to this. First, planning. Everyone gets writer's block, and it's much worse if you don't do a synopsis first. It's like a cheat sheet for the days when you're not feeling inspired. Lots of writers find this SUPER UNSEXY, but I absolutely assure you, it does take away from creativity. Inventing is hard. Inventing a plot and a scene and characters etc etc all at the same time is much harder. Cut yourself a break and give yourself something to write to. It can always change (mine always does about halfway through).

The other answer is -- if you have writer's block on a WIP, the last thing you wrote is probably problematic. Generally, this can be treated like a wrong turn. If you've hit a dead end in your car, you're going to backtrack to the last intersection, you'e not going to sit there waiting for the road to turn into a thru-lane. Backtrack. Get rid of the last chapter. Start from there.

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