Writer's Block?

hey all, I'm new to the writing world and was wondering if anyone out there could give me some tips on how to get through the "writers block rut"??? any suggestions on where to draw new ideas/inspriration any techniques you would use? I've got a fantastic idea and am writing a monologue from it, for now anyway, the idea kinda lends itself to a fully fledged play but i'm not game enough for that right now!!! this is how i'm preparing etc. beggining middle and end are all plotted out as well as the basic movement from point to point, every idea gets written down, idea is elaborated and i make a judgement call on whether or not it will fit the piece, my research on characters is coming mostly from "people watching" as the character is quite physical... anybody??? thoughts ideas ALL WELCOME! thanks in advance walter but he that dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose Anne Bronte " The Narrow Way"

I like many others, do not beleive there is any such thing. Firstly there is no such thing as 'wracking my brain.' thoughts will or will not come (just then) they can not be induced. Loosen up, in all respects. CASUALLY read what you have written so far, not with fingers poised to make changes, just to imagine you are telling the story to a stranger. Do not go off to do something else 'to relax'. This story in front of you is the most important thing, not whatever else you have run away to do. What could be done/said by the character/s in response to what has gone before ? There are a number of possibilities, how would that one fit, or that one, or that one ? Perhaps a combination of more than one ? Over a number of days, you will dwell on various aspects, daydreaming about them whilst engaged with something else. Have you 'locked yourself out of ' connecting prose because sections have been poorly worded and ends/beginnings cannot be joined ?

Writers block

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