2026-09-27 09:19 UTC
What is your cure for getting out of a creative slump?
That's usually my brain's way of asking for a pause. I look around me: what's going on in my life? Stress? Worries? Grief? Anger? Unresolved problems soaking up the energy?
Show the ol' noggin some compassion and let it have the break it's asking for.
Just don't overdo it.
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@nemorosa@mastodon.nu 2026-09-27 09:22
Your editor wants you to cut a favourite chapter. How do you react? I cut it out and save it in a folder among all the other favourite chapters. Rereads the book once my hurt pride has calmed down a bit. If I still agree with the editor, it stays out. The chapter might find its way into something else, in one way or the other. Maybe it will be the start of a new, short story? But I'm not sacrificing the overall story for one beautiful chapter. #writersofmastodon #author #writing