When a story stalls

In today’s Journal * Topic: When a Story Stalls * Of Interest Topic: When a Story Stalls This is another topic I’ve touched on before, but it bears repeating. One of my mentoring students mentioned that sometimes his writing bogs down. When that happens, I promise, the best thing you can do is trust your characters and just write the next sentence that occurs to you. Then write the next sentence, then the next and the next and the next, and soon the story will be flowing again. Simple as it sounds, this works almost every time. If it doesn’t … Read more