Just my 2 cents on helping with writers’ block (as a future English teacher)
Not sure if y’all have ever tried freewriting, but basically it’s just writing what you’re thinking, stream of consciousness style with no grammar or spelling as long as you know what it’s about
Also Playing with format is fun, like nobody says your sentences can’t be in little bubbles with arrows drawn to other points to start out (can also be done with notecards full of character elements or plot points so you can rearrange and play with the ordering of them)