The best way to get over a writer’s block is to put down your pen and do something fun. I know that this may seem like the lazy way out but it’s not. We’ve all been conditioned by our parents and teachers into believing that hard work is the only road to success. Since when has working hard given me anything but more hard work and maybe a dollar? What they meant to teach us is work smart. In this case, the smart thing to do when your hand stops moving the pen is to put it down. Your brain is trying to tell you that it needs a break. If you continue by doing more research, more brainstorming, more reading of writer’s blogs, I guarantee that your block will last longer. Your brain will take a break with or without your cooperation, so don’t fight it. Do something fun. I like to play some xbox, listen to music, or go jogging. Exercising, by the way, is a great way to boost creative thinking because it gets the bood flowing in your head.

Don’t forget to go back to work after you’ve relaxed for a few hours! This is important, don’t take a permanent vacation from writing. Sit down in a quiet spot and think about your story. How can you make it work? Don’t be alarmed if it takes longer than thirty minutes. Let yourself become the characters that you have created and remember that everything is possible in fiction. I like to think that I’m a god when I write because it’s the only time I have absolute control over everything.