when you’re stuck, write something else (no, seriously, just skip ahead)
Sometimes, when the words won’t flow -- don’t force them. Try starting at the moment you’re actually excited about and see what happens.
We all get stuck in our writing sometimes.
Maybe you can't decide between two ideas or twenty. Maybe you received feedback or noticed something wrong with your work, and are desperate to fix the problem. Maybe you're anxious about committing, worried that your future draft won't match the vision in your head. Or maybe you're just overwhelmed.
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