Sara Pascoe
If I'm in the middle of a project, I will go back and edit the last part I wrote. That is often enough to give me traction to then move forward.
If I'm stuck at the start, I find it's often because I'm not sure where I'm going. Writers vary on this, but I'm a big outliner. I like using large art pad to make charts and diagrams of characters, their arcs, the overall plot and how these intersect, with lots of arrows and colours. I find getting away from the keyboard and making marks on paper manually helpful. I love a good mechanical pencil.
And deadlines, even if self-imposed can be really helpful. You just have to convince yourself to take your deadlines seriously. This is also good practice for when you'll face deadlines involving other people.
If I'm stuck at the start, I find it's often because I'm not sure where I'm going. Writers vary on this, but I'm a big outliner. I like using large art pad to make charts and diagrams of characters, their arcs, the overall plot and how these intersect, with lots of arrows and colours. I find getting away from the keyboard and making marks on paper manually helpful. I love a good mechanical pencil.
And deadlines, even if self-imposed can be really helpful. You just have to convince yourself to take your deadlines seriously. This is also good practice for when you'll face deadlines involving other people.
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