Going back to the basics is a great way to break up a writer’s block. These work, even if you’re not writing a picture book.

Picture Book Den: How to Write a Breakout Premise

http://picturebookden.blogspot.ie/2014/09/how-to-write-breakout-premise.html?m=1

Sometimes you need a little creative pick-me-up. Print your favorite of these quotes and put a copy where you can see it as you write.

Amazing Quotes to Inspire You Out of a Creative Rut

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237052

Who looks good to you? This long list might make sense on your reading lust. I plan to add a few to mine, starting with Elizabeth McCracken.

Fiction Long List Announced for National Book Awards – NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/artsbeat/2014/09/17/national-book-awards-fiction/

As you develop characters, imagine how they might have done on the marshmallow test. What might that mean about them as adults? Are they patient planners or feet-first reactors? How do they interact now with others and with the world around them?

The Marshmallow Test for Grownups – Ed Batista – Harvard Business Review

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/09/the-marshmallow-test-for-grownups/

Ever since I discovered Kurt Vonnegut, he’s been one of my favorite writers. So I had to pass this list on.

How to Write with Style: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Keys to the Power of the Written Word | Brain Pickings…

http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/01/14/how-to-write-with-style-kurt-vonnegut/