Here’s a little excerpt from Gotham Writer’s Workshop’s newsletter – click on the link to read the rest of this good advice.

Thriller Author Shares Her Insight

British author of the acclaimed thrillers Sister and Afterwards, Rosamund Lupton shares what gets and keeps her writing.

Q: What is your method for overcoming writer’s block ?
A: I think there are many ways to overcome writers block, depending on where you are with your book and simply how the rest of your life is going. Sometimes I think you just have to write, even if its ‘rubbish’, and as you write it can magically become ‘not rubbish’. I had to write 2,000 words a day for my second book to meet the deadline, so I just had to start typing. (Continue reading here.)

If you’re so stuck you can’t think of a word to write, pick up a book and start reading. There is a library of authors out there to inspire, entertain and inform you. Reading is the best way for me to start feeling creative again.

What does your character want? 

Sit your character down and make them answer the following questions:

1- When you woke this morning, what was your first thought?

2- What do you want more than anything? Are you being honest?

3- What do you worry about?