Writer's block-help?

Question

I am 80 pages into writing a novel- so far everyone seems to love it. The problem is that now I seem to be stalled for inspiration and ideas. What should I do?

Answer 1

I would go back and edit what i have done, also looking as to where these characters are heading and follow in that direction

Answer 2

There are a number of things that you can do in order to help your Writer's Block. Try to figure out why you got Writer's Block in the first place. The most common cause is that you probably did not think out your plot well enough before starting. Return to your outline again. Think. This is to help you complete the plotline as well as giving your mind a break. Sometimes we think better if we come back to writing later. Don't worry about how long it will take you to resume writing. Just take deep breaths, take notes, and be open for inspiration.

Don't delete it. Like I said before, if you return back to the outline, you should be able to come up with the rest.

I agree that editing your story will help you as well. This is yet another thing that you can do. Retun to the first pages of the story and edit. You might find that a new idea branches away from the rest of what you have written. Perhaps at some random page (sixty as an example) you decide that you might want your character to make a different decision or to travel a different way. It's alright to change your story as you go along, just as long as it comes with an ending.

Sometimes -and yes it can be heartbreaking -a novel doesn't seem like it will work after all. You may have put your heart and soul into creating the beginning, and perhaps middle, but you neglected to think about the end. You can always try writing another story and see if it works for you. You aren't abandoning your first one, but taking a break from it. Maybe the new novel will work out better for you! If not, you can always return to the first once your Writer's Block has passed.

Good Luck! :]

Answer 3

make someone get pregnant or die, that usually gives your characters something to react to (even if you don't use the event, you may get some dialogue or narrative passages that can be modified to suit a different circumstance that comes to mind and you can "undo" that event) just keep the story going, you can always go back and change it....when you don't know where to go, use a soap opera drama event and see where it takes you!

Answer 4

rewrite from page one. If you go over it and fix it up a bit, then you will know how to continue on with it.

Answer 5

Get an editor, who will yell and scream, shouting bloody murder about where is the finished book.

Answer 6

i want to read your book!