Quick exercise for the day: Random word jumpstart

Often the challenge in getting your draft written is just getting yourself to write . . . the next . . . sentence. And then the next.

Here's a quick jumpstart for when you're feeling stuck.

Random Word Jumpstart

Open your document to the next scene you have to write. Go to this random word generator. Take the five words it suggests. The next sentence you write has to contain the first one. The second sentence, the second one. Until you get to five. (Set a timer for ten minutes and do this fast.) Yes, all of this has to happen within the context of writing your next scene.