What if I gave you the power to battle Writer's Block and create story plots? What would you do with this power? Why? What if you didn't use this power? Would you wish you had? Are you still going to read this post? I hope so.
All writers have the moments when they just can't think of anything good to write. This moment is called Writer's Block, and it can last for hours, days, weeks, months, years...you catch my drift. This block of sorts can cause stories to stop in their tracks and keep ideas from getting off of the ground. There is a million dollar question of how to cure this "disease", and I think I may have that million dollar answer. I call it the "What If Game".
The "What If Game" works like this: take your idea, be it the middle of a chapter or a blossoming story, and ask a "what if" question about it. Like, what if so-and-so jumped off a building? What if what
's-his-face fell in love with his best friend? What if it was illegal to brush your teeth? This is just the begining though.
After asking your what if question, follow it up with another question. Why is it illegal to brush our teeth? Why would she jump off of the building? What would his friend think?
Then, follow those questions with more "what if" questions. What if his friend was a guy? How would his friend react? What if she thought she could fly? Is she insane? What if brushing your teeth was a proven way to defeat mind-control? Who is trying to control our minds?
Playing the "What If Game" helped me create an entire plotline for an idea that has been stuck for several years. Hopefully it will help you out of any rut you are in or will get into!
~Dru
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