Does anyone have any tips for writers block?

I am having a bit of it right now myself. And I get to pick what I write about. The thing that works for me to to get away from the computer and relax a bit. Think about anything but writing for a couple of hours. Then do the research on the women's magazines.

I would go find a few womens Message boards and find the topics that seem to come up most often and maybe expand on those? Things that interest women are always a center of attention topic, so you have such a wide range to pick from. take a serious break and think about something totally different.? maybe that would help clear your mind a bit?

Hi emmaaoxley. I am a freelance writer and am working on two novels right now, plus a non-fiction book about ways to combat writer's block, lol. There are many ways to attempt to overcome a blockage, or as I like to call it stimulate your muse. Block/blockage carries such negative conotations. I have published an article with one technique at Associated Content. The link is below. If you are intested in joining me at AC this is the link you should use: http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=15512 Please feel free to rate and comment on the article if you wish. Also, if you'd like some other ideas, I'd be happy to help you. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/47900/how_to_master_writers_block.html BTW, which writing course are you taking, just out of curiousity?

My first step would be to read a bunch of the type of magazine you're supposed to be writing for. As you read, I'd ask myself: 1) Is there anything they're missing? or 2) Is there anything I could do better? If it's fiction, I'd check out Oprah's Book Club story summaries and see if something interests you. Good luck.

You could try looking up the discussions on MyLot with "woman" or "women's issues" as tags. Or maybe you could do a piece on how more women are buying houses on their own before they marry or have kids; or on how more companies that traditionally were geared towards men are changing their marketing to include women (like hardware stores giving women's workshops, etc).

Try reading advice columns in magazines such as Cosmopolitan. The problems and answers may spark an idea for a story. Also, try what-ifs.