Every time I approach the thought of continuing my writing or starting something new, my brain goes "NO" and idk what to do ;_;
Iâm not gonna, lie, neither do I. ;_; Itâs why I have so many snippets!Â
For continuing, if you really need to just get to the next part, then I recommend sending the character to rest.
It doesnât have to be sleep. it could be a movie or looking at the stars or visiting with someone! Have them go do something you donât have to flesh out so that you can skip ahead and write â...feeling much better, they were ready to investigate...â or something similar!
For something new, Iâd recommend prompt fills! You donât have to complete them, but just starting how to make something possible can unblock you!
Hereâs one example from me:
Prompt: The witchâs home smells like Dragon Blood.
The interesting thing about Dragonâs Blood is that itâs actually plant resin. A tree if Carma remembers correctly. She burns the incense nearly constantly, letting the smell of something earthy and spicy fill her home. When she has guests, she tells them itâs cedarwood, thatâs all, because no one wants to be told that the witchâs home theyâve walked into smells of Dragonâs Blood.
Thereâs a lot about her craft that is misunderstood.
She is not a full moon witch. Water left out under the moonâs bare face doesnât cleanse Carmaâs tools as well as water left out under a dark sky. It doesnât mean that sheâs unchanging, that sheâs not filled with life, that sheâs not growing. It means that she is under the soil, in the dark spaces, and her growth is marked by the potential and not the product.
And though sheâs a diviner, she doesnât read the future.
Instead, she reads the past.