Sometimes when you can’t advance your plot, ideas jump into your head.
You see the sun glint off the river and a scene springs fully forth from your head like Athena from the head of Zeus. Or the flower on the side of the road makes you think “What if Simon Snow brought that to Baz? What would he say?”
If you can’t write your story, try writing something else. Then share it.
Ideas for the next thirty two years of Nano :-
What if Ariana doesn’t die?
What if Gellert and Albus don’t become enemies?
What if someone else brings Tom to Hogwarts?
What if Albus never becomes Headmaster?
What if Tom doesn’t come to Hogwarts?
What if Merope lives to raise her child?
What if Merope doesn’t release Tom Riddle Sr from the love potion?
What if Tom doesn’t learn about Horcruxes?
What if Tom frames someone else other than Hagrid?
What if Severus and Lily don’t meet before Hogwarts?
What if The Marauders don’t form? (James, Sirius, Remus and Peter don’t make friends with each other)
What if Petunia is a witch and Lily is not?
What if Luna dies in the same accident that kills her mother?
What if (the remaining) Marauders learn Severus betrayed James to Voldemort?
What if The Dursleys take Harry to a children’s home?
What if Fluffy eats Snape?
What if Aragog and his family eat Ron & Harry?
What if Harry runs somewhere else and doesn’t return after he blows up Marge?
What if Hermione is not given a time-turner?
What if Hermione or Ron are made to enter The Tri-Wizard Tournament?
What if one of The Champions dies during the First or Second tasks?
What if Dolores Umbridge was a good guy?
What if Voldemort didn’t come to The Ministry at the end of “Phoenix”?
What if one of “The Ministry Six” was killed?
What if Ron gets The Prince’s Book instead of Harry?
What if Ron & Lavender don’t break up?
What if Sanguini runs amok at the Christmas party?
What if Draco doesn’t disarm Albus?
What if Albus doesn’t have a portrait made?
What if Rufus doesn’t execute Albus’ will?
What if Harry doesn’t go to The Forest?
What if Narcissa doesn’t betray Tom?
What if Harry decides not to return from King’s Cross?