It doesn’t matter how many words a writer has written in their lifetime. They’ll still hit a writer’s block every now and again. These blocks can be frustrating, especially if the writer doesn’t have the events of their novel outlined. Ask yourself this: how many times have I sat and stared at a blank screen? You just finished a powerful scene, tied up the loose ends and are now at a loss of where to go next. Perhaps you were planning to write a longer book, only for it to finish about twenty thousand words too early. Sound familiar? Or, perhaps you’re only halfway to your goal and have nowhere else to turn.

Luckily, there are ways to break past writer’s block. Some of the techniques are rather careless, but since this is probably your first or second draft, you can weed these ‘block breakers’ out when you start your edits. These techniques aren’t supposed to be used for your story, as much as they are to be used to move forward. They’re a tool. If these tools add to the plot, great. If not, that’s okay too.