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Nancy Fulda · 09-23-2011, 04:18 PM

An online friend once said that writer's block (when not the result of external life events) is often an indication that you have made a mistake farther back in the story, and that you are now paddling up the wrong creek with a rake instead of an oar.

I've found this to be true. When I'm stuck, the solution is almost always to back up and take events in a different direction at the last crisis point.

09-23-2011, 04:18 PM	#54
Nancy Fulda I write stories. Posts: 700 Karma: 16437432 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Germany Device: kindle	An online friend once said that writer's block (when not the result of external life events) is often an indication that you have made a mistake farther back in the story, and that you are now paddling up the wrong creek with a rake instead of an oar. I've found this to be true. When I'm stuck, the solution is almost always to back up and take events in a different direction at the last crisis point. Last edited by Nancy Fulda; 09-23-2011 at 04:18 PM. Reason: clarity