Characters shouldn’t be lucky. Make sure to establish the limits of your protagonist’s
resources. How many bullets are left? If readers know the character’s limits, they will
share the sense of panic and urgency.
2. Write to please
If you’re writing for publication then you’re writing for an audience. If you want to be
serious about writing, read books about the craft of writing and read novels in your genre,
especially the bad ones. Try to dissect them and then return to the pen. Attack your novel
and be super critical, know your archetypes and know your market. Write your dream to
satisfy the reader and not yourself.
3. Mug your muse
Creative ideas have been shown to come to people while they are showering, bathing
or in their waking moments in the morning. If you are trying to work out a difficult scene,
soak in a hot bath.
Also, you can unlock the gates to your creative unconscious by meditating. It has the same physiological result as the aforementioned activities.