August Round Robin Blogfest

Today's topic is NOT for the faint of heart! Reader be warned. When you are stumped on moving a plot line forward, what do you do to reinvigorate your imagination and get your characters moving? The term Writer's Block gets tossed around a lot. I find that by writing every day and keeping my characters in the back of my mind, my stories and plot usually move along well. Usually. When I'm stumped one of the first things I need to do to get my characters and story moving, is to get myself moving. I take a walk or weed the garden. Clear my head and either mull over the story or just set it aside and watch the birds fly and the grass sway. Seriously. Sometimes procrastination can help. So can a piece of chocolate or a cup of coffee. Inspiration can strike in the oddest of ways: meeting someone on the street who says something I can work with or just having a sudden "lightening strike" aha moment. Actually, I had one of those today while surfin