Writers Block

In my spare time I write fiction, mostly fantasy and occasionally a D&D instance or part of a campaign, and every time I sit down to write one of those, I end up getting stuck. Writers Block follows me constantly and is a beast I have grappled with many a time, the worse cases hitting me right after I get into a grove. Case in point, a few days ago I had started writing another novella as a follow up to the first story I had managed to finish. And after about eleven pages of furious writing the valve in my head turned off and I couldn’t write another word. This plagued me for several days as I contemplated whether or not I could even finish this project as I began doubting the quality of my own work. However, this was not the first time I had run into a wall or stewed in such poisonous thoughts, so I did what I normally do, I called my mother. See, I find that the Rubber Duck approach is the best way to solve writer's block and my mother is someone I trust and is willing to hear me ramble on about my problems, which normally fix the problem. I am now back to writing that story thanks to that little pow-wow thanks to this method and my mother. However, that is not the only trick I have for getting back to work; when I was in high school and freaking out over a creative writing piece I had been assigned, my teacher simply told me to get up and walk around, which again helped a lot. Just getting away from a work station but keeping the idea in your head is really helpful, for me it lets me think more freely without the reminder that this is for an assignment or that someone else is going to read this. A good way to remind yourself that it's supposed to be fun overall and it’s something you can do without another person around. Either way, both tools are great for getting over the hurdles our brains put in front of themselves, for what ever reason, and can help you get back on track really fast.