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“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been!'” -John Greenleaf Whittier

And boy, is it true. If you have a story waiting to be written, start it. Now. Just a page… or a paragraph… or an idea. Write it down. You’ll never know what’ll happen after that!

A quick way to work through writer’s block is to ask yourself the 5 w’s… and 1 h! Take out a plain piece of paper and write who, what, when, where, why, and how in separate boxes and fill in the blanks. Doing so will give you an opportunity to address the main staples of your story. Ask yourself questions such as: Who (which character) needs to be further developed? What is my main conflict? When does this story take place, and am I consistent with that throughout the book? Getting back to the basics is sure to get you typing again. Go ahead… try it. You’ll be back in motion in no time.