I’ve heard a couple other writers bemoaning the bad case of procrastination/writers’ block that has hit them in the past couple weeks; I wonder if it’s something about the time of year.
My WIP is a bit stuck again. My MC is turning into a snot, and I don’t like it. So I’m glaring at the page wondering how to fix this problem, and yet she just glares stubbornly back. Sigh. When I get “stuck” like this, it is so vital that I still write something. Sometimes it’s just a journal entry or a blog post, but my writing usually benefits more from prompts and exercises. I have this book that I sometimes use. Jess recently inspired me with a prompt she put up, but I still haven’t actually written my idea out. Maybe I’ll do that today, since I don’t really have time to glower at my MC much longer. 
What do you do when your character tries to take off without you?
Thanks for the comments on my blog. They reminded me I needed to come visit you! Glad to hear someone else goes between stories to give the writing mind a break.
I hate it when I get stuck. I have to stop and regather my thoughts. Sometimes it takes weeks, sometimes days, and on rare occasion, minutes, but I always find a way to get back on my feet and create what I know is in my heart somewhere.
I get stuck all the time, but, like bbosse says, I always find a way to get past it. Usually when I’m stuck I scribble on my page, so staring isn’t so bad; you only waste time, not paper and ink:) When my characters start running away with me, I just write what they want me to. I can always revise it later, and I’m not required to take the story in that direction. If I decide I hate it later, I can throw it away. Is that what you meant? or am I totally off track?
Yes, pretty much. Though I guess I fight my characters a lot when they try to take the story in a completely different direction than what I intended.