Well, it’s not advice exactly but it’s an interesting process/method that our showrunner talked about in the room yesterday.
He said that when he runs into a writers block, or specifically a problem with the story that he’s having trouble fixing, he takes a break from sitting at the computer and watches something. Specifically, he watches a great film - or just a great scene from a film - that has absolutely nothing to do with what he’s trying to fix. He said that as he watches, and is inspired and to some degree - distracted, his mind works on the problem in the background - or just beneath the surface. He’s inspired by the scene at the same time - and perhaps the inspiration gives him a new energy because he says his mind usually figures out a solution to the problem by the time the scene is over.
I feel like I’ve tried this before instinctively, but have always been distracted by the guilt of procrastination — next time I’ll have to enter into knowing that it’s alright, it’s all part of the mystical process!