As a novelist who often feels “stuck” because of certain writing hang-ups, I know that sometimes writer’s block feels like a steel trap caught around the leg of your plot, refusing to let it go anywhere. I think sometimes we writers psych ourselves into a state where we can’t even write because we’re afraid of what will come out of our heads–afraid it won’t be “good enough,” somehow.

Thus, I came up with the following 5 simple tips, which have helped me begin to break through the ice covering my novel; I hope they will help you begin to write again, too.

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