Think, Dammit, Think  By S. C. Green  S. C. Green  Let’s say
you’ve just finished your novel. You’ve got the query letters
out, maybe even a partial or full manuscript being looked over.
What do you do in the mean time?   Simple, right? That’s not
always the case. You’ve spent the last several months, if not
years, perfecting your characters and their exploits, loving
them, nurturing them, killing them. Sometimes it’s not easy to
pick up another story and go. Even if you’re writing a series,
it’s not a bad idea to try your hand at something else. I mean,
what if that series never gets picked up? Do you really want to
be five books in and realize nobody wants to buy it? Spread it
out.  First of all, you’re remembering to write at least 500
words a day, right? Of course you are. That’s half the battle
right there. Now the trick is to shake that brain of yours up a
bit. Throw it off and make it think. Here are a few things that
work for me:  1. Writing prompts  These are good to get the ink
flowing. Typically a