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Old 30th November 2011, 01:27 PM   #38 (permalink)
AnyaKimlin
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Re: Getting STUCK and Strategies to Cope

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Originally Posted by Stephen Palmer View Post
I can't remember which author said this, but the best advice I ever read about getting stuck and getting back on track was, "If you're stuck, don't rewrite - imagine it better."

That one's lasted me for years of writing...
Actually that is usually the cause of me being stuck - rewriting the immediate chapter makes it better and often takes the story in a new direction.

Stuck is often a wrong turning.
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