How do I deal with writer’s block? By thinking out of the box and letting my creative side run wild and not being afraid or hesitant to grasp experiences, such as family and friend activities and seasonality changes, and turn them into writable opportunities. Simply taking my children to a birthday party where I might observe them as I sit and wait for them, I may actively listen to the conversations of the children and get lost in their thought processes until I am keenly aware of ideas for a story. The change of seasons sparks my creative juices. These incidences generate nuggets of concepts that jump start and stimulate my thought processes for writing a new story, furthering the development of new characters, new scenes and settings, and new story lines playing out in my brain. The more experiences I have in life with my husband and children, the more ideas pop into my head for new stories.
So how do I put these new ideas into action? There are several ways, and some of my favorites include the following: Before falling to sleep, I ponder them to spark a dream to bring the idea to life. Or I might go to my quiet place with a cup of tea to brainstorm and write random thoughts related or not related to my idea to give it a burst of life. Or I take a few moments to revisit the idea before doing some routine cleaning such as vacuuming or dusting so I can unconsciously float the ideas around in my mind.