Every writer at some point or another does. There are different names for it, and the solution is different for each writer. For me, the best thing to do is start writing something other than a novel. In fact, something I can begin and finish in a single setting. A novel doesn’t offer much short-term gratification. In my case, it’s generally an 80,000-word book that takes much more than one setting to finish, and once I have a firm outline I don’t usually experience “writer’s block.” However, when I am searching for ideas, writing a short story, nonfiction type piece, journal entry or something else has helped the process. The irony is it doesn’t really matter what the piece is, what matters is that I am sitting down at the computer and transferring ideas from my mind to the page.
