Alex C. Vick
This is a tough one. As someone who doesn't write full-time, I'm not brimming with confidence in the first place! There's also no guarantee that the same thing will work twice (at least for me...)
What has helped me in the past is jumping forwards a bit, to write a part of the story where I'm not "blocked". Other times I've had to step back and realise that I'd taken things in the wrong direction. I couldn't write because the story wasn't unfolding properly. That has meant ditching entire chapters and starting again.
Sometimes you just have to grit your teeth and keep trying though!
What has helped me in the past is jumping forwards a bit, to write a part of the story where I'm not "blocked". Other times I've had to step back and realise that I'd taken things in the wrong direction. I couldn't write because the story wasn't unfolding properly. That has meant ditching entire chapters and starting again.
Sometimes you just have to grit your teeth and keep trying though!
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