: Re: How do I work through writer's block? I wrote 3 chapters. I can't think of something to write to connect what I have already written to ideas I have for later on.

@Debbie451

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There are two kinds of writers: plotters and discovery writers.

Discovery writers sit down and just type, literally "discovering" what happens as they go, and then must go back and impose a structure on the text at the end.

Plotters outline and come up with the entire structure beforehand, and write along the skeleton of that outline.

If you are stuck for ideas, it may mean that discovery writing doesn't work for you. You may need to find a more traditional structure for your story and assemble an outline first. I have found The Snowflake Method to be useful, and The Hero's Journey, but there are other structures and other tools.

You're stuck because you can't get from A to B. Go back to the beginning, pick a skeleton, and put A and B on it. That should help you fill in the gaps.

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