Keep a list of writing prompts handy. Tape them above your desk, write them in a notes app on your computer or your smartphone, paste them into the end of the manuscript you’re working on. Whenever you get stuck, look at your list, grab the next prompt without thinking, and start writing. Keep going for 15 minutes or as long as it feels good. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron is a great book for this, or just search the Web for writing prompts.
This tip is from 19 Tricks to Shatter Writer’s Block. If you missed any of the previous ones, you can find them all in the Hack Your Noodle section of Read Write Repeat.
I’m a fiction writer, so my tricks are developed for fiction writers, but most of them can help you no matter what you’re writing, whether that’s poetry, memoir, song lyrics, a screenplay, a business presentation, or even a school paper.