Writing games are tricks, exercises, things to try to get your writing brain in the mood. I find them useful when a story's giving me trouble - I can't think of a way out of the corner, or I can't think of a corner to get into, or I'm just not feeling in the right mood to write that story - as well as generating new ideas, and just keeping my writing-mind in shape. And on the plus side, they're usually fun to try, and you can end up with the germs of some great little stories.

This one's great when you're having difficulty with a particular story or character - when you can't work out where to go, what to do, or why it isn't working.

Talk to yourself

It's simple - get a pen and paper (or computer and keyboard) and start talking to yourself. Write for at least ten minutes, though a lot of people find this can go on for half an hour or so before they feel they've finished. Similar to the Unstoppable pen, just keep rambling - ask yourself questions (written down) and answer them, branch off to other questions, sequey into musings and other random things.

If you're stuck for a beginning, try addressing the point that's bothering you. "I'm not writing the story because...", "This isn't working because...", etc. It's highly likely you'll have no idea what the answer to those are at the start, but by about halfway through you'll find yourself spouting random epiphanies about your process, your story, your relationship with your parents, everything.

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