A PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOL

Get Unstuck

Even a not-quite-right solution is preferable to being stuck.

Now that you’ve tried it, let’s reflect on what you noticed.

  • What changed?
  • What surprised you?
  • What can you see now that you couldn’t see before?

Here’s what’s important. Even if you don’t add what you wrote to your piece, you now know at least something–and possibly a number of things–that you didn’t know before.

See if you can use that knowledge to answer just one question:

What might you try next?

Getting stuck and unstuck is part of the creative process. When you’re feeling stuck, that’s one of the best times to have a community of like-minded writers just an arms-length away .