What a great reminder. I'm working on pieces of flash nonfiction and prose poetry that I'd like to make into a collection. When I'm stuck, I despair. Then I do something else, like take a walk or stretch or make a cup of tea or take a nap. Then if I'm still stuck, I read some poetry. If I'm still stuck, I read something I don't understan…
What a great reminder. I'm working on pieces of flash nonfiction and prose poetry that I'd like to make into a collection. When I'm stuck, I despair. Then I do something else, like take a walk or stretch or make a cup of tea or take a nap. Then if I'm still stuck, I read some poetry. If I'm still stuck, I read something I don't understand, like an article on quantum physics or neuroscience. At this point I usually find something to spur me on.
What a great reminder. I'm working on pieces of flash nonfiction and prose poetry that I'd like to make into a collection. When I'm stuck, I despair. Then I do something else, like take a walk or stretch or make a cup of tea or take a nap. Then if I'm still stuck, I read some poetry. If I'm still stuck, I read something I don't understand, like an article on quantum physics or neuroscience. At this point I usually find something to spur me on.
I love this sequence of ways to get unstuck--and it actually feels really helpful to remember that *despair* is a step in the process sometimes!