Even though I don't write fiction- I'm in the creative nonfiction camp- I was drawn to read this due to being very stuck on finishing some manuscript edits. I woke up this morning feeling I needed to change up my routine, so I'm glad to see there's a consensus of opinion on this!
Sidenote: is being stuck on edits a form of writer's block? Or is it just perfectionist-driven procrastination? Who knows? Either way, it sucks! 🤣
Very cool way to look at it David. I love this outside the box thinking. Honestly, it's a pretty damn good way to look at copywriting too. Instead of focusing on the goal (of getting them to buy your thing...) focus on the characters (prospects) involved and how they would react to the problem.
Thank you for this David. My trick when I get stuck is to stay where I am, in the chair, staring at the sentence, re-reading the last few sentences, sometimes all the way from the beginning, because at this point in life I know that the answer will be somewhere in what I've already written. It can take a long time to get there, and it can feel disheartening, but all of a sudden I'll "unstick" and go "Of course, that's what comes next." Happy writing 🤓
Even though I don't write fiction- I'm in the creative nonfiction camp- I was drawn to read this due to being very stuck on finishing some manuscript edits. I woke up this morning feeling I needed to change up my routine, so I'm glad to see there's a consensus of opinion on this!
Sidenote: is being stuck on edits a form of writer's block? Or is it just perfectionist-driven procrastination? Who knows? Either way, it sucks! 🤣
I’m surprised you don’t mention taking a walk in nature like the person in the image you posted.
That image particularly caught my attention because coincidentally, I recently used the very same one in my Truth Of The Day series. :-)
Very cool way to look at it David. I love this outside the box thinking. Honestly, it's a pretty damn good way to look at copywriting too. Instead of focusing on the goal (of getting them to buy your thing...) focus on the characters (prospects) involved and how they would react to the problem.
Thank you for this David. My trick when I get stuck is to stay where I am, in the chair, staring at the sentence, re-reading the last few sentences, sometimes all the way from the beginning, because at this point in life I know that the answer will be somewhere in what I've already written. It can take a long time to get there, and it can feel disheartening, but all of a sudden I'll "unstick" and go "Of course, that's what comes next." Happy writing 🤓