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Even if what you do is just a little thing, do it. When you start, don't say: "Ok, I'm just going to do THIS, or THAT." You'll just get frustrated.
- Just... start. Review what you've written before, and then... slip into what happens next, logically.
*If it's not coming naturally, it may be that something or someone in your scene is NOT NATURAL. (That bit of advice is from Christopher Paolini, actually.)
- -Music. Music helps to free up thougths and stir creativity.
- -The sound of running water OR the feel of running water. (Not sure which one of these is the trigger, but I get great Ideas around running water.)
- -Sweets, Caffine, and basically junk/comfort food. It's been proven by authors throughout history. :P
- Sometimes all one get's done is a single sentence. But that's not failure. (I mean, it's not a big success either but...)
- I know it's not the same, but I've been feeling really lazy about drawing more for Kal's story. I got around it for a bit by going out of order. Drawing something for Chapter 3 instead of the one I was stuck on in Ch 2. Then I figured out what brush to use to texture the picture in 2. (I keep finding new stuff in my tablet. :P )
- I really don't believe in outlines, at least, in the traditional sense, but it really works for some people. To me, it's like writing the story twice, and makes actually writing it too ridgid, and unable to move and shift for greater spur-of-the-moment twists. I always come up with great twists while writing. Never beforehand.