  I continue to be at a loss for gaming words. I cannot casually drop the topic of my book into conversation and cannot blog about it so I am stuck in my own brain and it's getting pretty whimsical. I find myself imagining creative ways to hide the bodies. Imagining elabroate gaming sessions in techniacolor with Cecil B. Demille closeups and multimillion dollar sets and Edith Head costumes to boot (oh especially the hobnailled boots!). So instead of a brainstorm, I'm having brain drizzle where it would be in my best interests to stick tissues up my nose and ears to prevent all the contents from just dribbling out onto the word processor software that curses me with its incessant blinking cursor. Other than setting aside a project, anyone have any tips for shaking the brain matter up and encouraging creativity on a solo project? No, this is not a rhetorical question, I am seriously soliciting answers here. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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Overcoming Writer's Block
Typically, when I run up against the wall, I tend to pick one specific point unrelated to where the word processor is currently at, and crunch out about 2 paragraphs on the subject. Usually this'll be something as simple as a dice rule for a weapon/attack or piece of background. Musical inspiration only goes so far. Sometimes it's useful to emulate or act out the piece of information you're trying to convey, maybe not going as far as LARPing but standing in your study and acting it out, getting the info into your brain through a kind of muscle memory as well as simple brain memory. Like for example if you're explaining who/what a race is, don't be too ashamed to stand up, get into the mind set, and literally act out the paraphrased history and customs of that race. That'll usually get some juices flowing as it causes you to think about how something acts as well as history behind it.