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 guess I have nothing new to add really. I have tried most of the techniques. I do beleive in writers block but I beleive it is a tool my brain or whatever uses to tell me that I might be approaching a dead end or something. I tend to have several projects on the go at once and at the moment as I am writing a non fiction work about the history of SA Northern Suburbs theatre over the last 50 years I use that. if I bog down in one piece I move to another or spend some time concentrating on my history. I never seem to rteurn to some oieces but that's OK maybe they weren't meant to be. I guess just keep writing and I like the idea of sketching or soemthing different. Play an instrument if you can or immerse yourself in some music. Above all. I repeat keep writing. if it doesn't work don't show anyone.

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