I stalled on a project I care about. Where’s the way back in?
A read on where your project stopped, and three small ways back in, each under twenty minutes.
Pack 7 prompts 5 to 10 min each
Back to the blank page.
For the project that stalled and the page that won’t start.
Seven prompts that get you making again without writing the thing for you. They find where a project stopped, interview you until you have an opening, push past the obvious ideas and give your draft an honest reader.
From Write and create, Focus
Take what fits.
7 prompts for one situation. Use them in any order.
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Write and create 10 min -
Write and create 10 min I don’t know how to start. Ask me questions until I do.
Your main point, a short outline and three opening lines, all drawn from your own answers.
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Write and create 5 min The first ten ideas are obvious. What are the next twenty?
Thirty ideas that fit your limits, the obvious ones labeled, and the three worth keeping.
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Write and create 5 min Give me a rule that makes my next piece harder and more fun.
Three creative constraints aimed at your rut, and one turned into a short exercise.
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Focus 5 min I’ve got 90 quiet minutes. How do I not waste them?
A setup for one protected block: a finish line, a first move, and a plan for the moment you stall.
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Write and create 5 min Tell me the truth about this draft before someone else does.
The three biggest problems in your draft, ranked, plus what’s working and should stay.
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Write and create 5 min Which part of my draft am I keeping only because I love it?
The passage you’re attached to that the piece doesn’t need, and what happens if it goes.
More that go together.
There are 16 packs. These two sit on either side of this one.