Slower Traffic Keep Right

Everybody gets blocked once in a while. Maybe it’s due to burnout, maybe a plot tangle has you stumped, or maybe it’s just one of those days when the muse has fallen silent. It never feels good, whatever the cause.

It’d be great to be able to say there’s a sure-fire way to get past a blockage, but different things work for different people. Maybe working on another project for a while, or maybe just taking a stroll for some fresh air. You’ll need to try stuff and see what works.

Lately, Kent has been struggling to find his game face. The words are there, but they won’t do as he commands. (No one who’s met him believes a word of this, yet it’s true.) Meanwhile, Jen is on a roll. By working together, we greatly reduce the chances of the project getting stalled out completely. Oh, that happens. It happens a fair bit, actually. But either of us on our own would get stuck much more often.

With a partner who’s in a good place productivity-wise, you can be less stressed out over an occasional off day. It can also mean that while you’re stewing in frustration over your inability to write anything, you’ll have a partner in the room with you making it all look so easy. But don’t take it personally. Be glad someone’s got your back, and give yourself the time you need to get limbered up again.