Are your characters refusing to talk to you? Maybe you did something that they didn't like. As a method for trying to get past this hurdle, have a conversation with your character. Open a fresh window, or a new page in your notebook and have an interview. Maybe set it in a coffee shop. Or take them out to this pier and threaten to throw them in the drink if they don't tell you what's bothering them...Then again... That might scare them so badly that they are struck mute.
The point is, if you've developed a character for your story properly, they begin to take on a life of their own. So maybe your character is heartbroken and you didn't realize it. Maybe their mad at you for killing someone they care about. Take the time to sit down and have this conversation. Maybe you can pretend to be their therapist, or their priest, or their lover, or an annoying newspaper journalist.
Just what can you expect to get out of this interview? If nothing else, a significantly greater understanding of the psychology of your characters. You tell me. Was it an entertaining meeting? A hostile one? I want to know.
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