Sometimes when I get stuck, I just grab a notebook and a pen and just start writing whatever comes into my head. I pick up where I left off on the computer, and just try to let things flow. Then later I can type it all up.
Sometimes I make a list of characteristics for my characters--brown hair, blue eyes, green skin, etc, etc--then I put them in some location and go from there. I like to picture their interaction with other characters I throw against them--Main character is a jerk, 2nd character is pissy about something, 3rd character is PMSing. The building is on fire and there's people trapped inside and they want to save them, but the building is sealed off. Go...
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