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Overcoming Writer's Block

When You've Lost Inspiration for Your Story

Whatever inspired it in the first place — the characters, plot, setting, or whatever made you want to begin writing it — revisit that.

Grab a prompt and see if that can jump-start an idea to get you writing again.

Read something from the same genre. Maybe a technique the author used can spark something in your own story.

Read advice from the authors you admire in the genre.

When You've Lost Inspiration for Writing Anything

Do other creative projects. Draw, paint, or collage, even if you aren't necessarily "artistic" or "good" by your standards.

Take a nap. Once you're well-rested, revisit writing.

Watch something fictional to give you ideas.

Watch something nonfictional to give you ideas.

Other Tumblr Resources

How to Get Unstuck When Writing by @coffeebeanwriting

Help, I'm Stuck! by @fixyourwritinghabits

10 Lines Back Trick by @ittybittytatertot

Writer Block First Aid Kit by @isabellestone

Overcoming Writer's Block by @kemvee

Fighting Writer's Block 101 by @brynwrites

Question: Scared Myself Out of Writing by @the-writers-bookshelf

What to Do When You Can't Write by @letswritesomenovels

Tip Tuesday: Writer's Block by @just-the-hiddles

Other Web Resources

How to Overcome Writer's Block: 14 Tricks That Work by Jeff Goins

How to Beat Writer's Block by Maria Konnikova

10 Ways to Beat Writer's Block by Andrea Bachofen

The Psychology of Writer's Block (And How to Overcome It) by Jennifer Lachs

Writer's Block: Exploring The Cause and the Cure by Sean Glatch

How to Overcome Writer's Block Once and for All: My Surprising Solution by Jerry Jenkins

15 of the Most Common Causes of Writer’s Block – and How to Cure Them by Dana Shavin

How to Overcome Writer’s Block with Neuroscience by Kelton Reid

Blast Through Writer's Block by Stacy Lu

27 Miracle Cures for Writer’s Block by Henneke Duistermaat

Thanks!! :D

Like Snow on Hungry Graves (the title's a quote from a poem) is a high fantasy inspired by Cdramas (mainly Goodbye My Princess), fairy-tales (mainly The Little Mermaid), and a little bit of real-life history. It features:

A half-dragon detective trying to catch a mob boss

An undead mob boss in love with the detective trying to catch her

A merman who is possibly the last of his kind

A sea monster who's up to no good

I had a conversation with my partner about our future and it made me curious about what dreams my people on here have. c:

What are your dreams for the future? 🔮

It can be big, small, related to writing or something completely different.

If you don’t feel comfortable answering then tell me a fun fact about your wip. I don’t want to pressure you <3

Hi!! (:

Honestly, this is so cute and I'm so here for it <3

I would say that some of my dreams for the future is to start up my own publishing house (which I'm actually in the process of currently!). I would like to publish at least 1 (one) of my own books. Although I'd be more than willing to publish more haha. And a big one for sure is owning an old manor out in the middle of the woods where I can spend the rest of my days writing and gardening!

Heyo! Thanks for the ask!

I'm going to introduce you to...

Duncan!

He's a secondary character in All the Queen's Horses.

He's the sweetest angel on the planet.

He's a Duke of a province along Anvia's western border. (that is plot-relevant I swear.)

He's been crushing on Fallon for a WHILE, but has never been brave enough to do anything about it.

Became Duke after his parents died in a shipwreck several years ago.

29 years old.

Very clumsy. Do not let him near your expensive and breakable shit.

An excellent piano player, but a bit shy about it.

Also has a lovely singing voice, but is embarrassed about it and never sings in front of people if he knows they're there. But if you're lucky you might hear him humming or singing.

Thank you for the ask! <3

🍧 weirdest place you've written

There was a small park/playground near my childhood home that I used to walk or bike to with my bundle of books and writing supplies. In that park there was a single tree with spread-out, low branches, and beneath that tree was a picnic table. I would set my supplies down on the picnic table, climb up on it to get into the tree, and read or write there among the branches. It was actually quite a peaceful place.

🍀 character you would kill off if they were not vital to the plot

Last night a new novel idea materialised in my mind. It's called Clara In Particular, and if not for the other turns I want to take with the plot, Clara would be a ghost - dead from the beginning, dead until the end.

hello and how are you?

Thank you for coming around, my dear Koumori! It is wonderful to see you and of course this ask brought you out, especially your dear bat. (⌒▽⌒)θ～♪

Ask Game In Question!

We will be answering these questions with regards to The Plague Begins With Me since you did not give any specific Work! :D

🦇 Bat: If you could teleport to any point in your story where would it be? You can go back to correct past “mistakes” or into the future to something you’re most excited about

For Plague, I honestly would love to be thrown into the middle of the story. I have a lot of questions for my very uncooperative Characters, and I kind of know what is going to happen, but I do need to know what they do. So if I could just be thrown into the midst of things and figure that out, I could write it down and we would all be happier for it!

... probably. I assume. Maybe. (๑꒪▿꒪)*

🍬 Candy: What's the sweetest thing any of your characters have ever done for another?

The sweetest thing to happen in this entirely messed up World is that the Main Cast do have nicknames for one another. A lot of things had to go when the Plague began and destroyed the entirety of the Worlds, but Zero made sure everyone that she took in and made friends with had personal and endearing nicknames.

They all come from her and they mean something special and no one ever makes her call them anything else. It actually shows how serious or stressed Zero is, depending on if she uses the nicknames or not.

She is also Hispanic, so her nicknames can be brutally hilarious as well.

Thank you for the wonderful ask!

Hi Koumori!!! Hope you are well <3

From this ask game (:

I tried to find an OC I have yet to talk about so please let me introduce...

Noir!

Noir is my first ever gender fluid character. They were gender fluid before I even knew what that was haha

Anyways, Noir is in a world where demons exist and is actually raised by one, Lady Ruby. Unbeknownst to them, they're actually half demon and one their kin is actually one of the most famous/powerful demons. I never really got too far with plotting their story so that's basically it.

Noir is a very sweet person although it doesn't really show on the outside. They're often described as emotionless and monotone but they're always ready to help their loved ones. A very caring individual who often puts other's needs before their themselves.

They also deeply care for the woman who took them in and their betrothed, which I can't even remember her name right now haha

But yeah, that's Noir! Someone who I probably won't talk much about but I really do love them a lot, actually