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There is a specific kind of stuck that feels heavy.

You sit down. You stare at the document. You convince yourself you need a better idea.

Most of the time, you do not need a new idea. You need a new constraint.

Changing the angle often unlocks the page.

It is about repetition.

When you keep approaching a scene the same way, the mind resists.

We need to disrupt some patterns…

Creativity often returns when you change constraints.

Altering perspective, setting, or outcome can reintroduce energy.

Rewrite a current scene in extreme weather.

Let the environment influence tone and behaviour.

This exercise strengthens the atmosphere and emotion.

Fun fact: Pathetic fallacy is a literary device where human emotions, thoughts, or sensations are attributed to inanimate objects or natural elements, particularly the weather.

Take a scene and reverse its result.

If someone wins, they now lose. If they leave, they stay.

With this task, you’re building plot flexibility and not getting stuck in the weeds of “this HAS to happen.”

It’s all made up, bestie. You’re making it up. You’re allowed to switch lanes anytime.

Delete the first page of your draft. Ouch, I know. Okay, don’t delete it permanently, but stick it in a separate dump doc.

Start where things are already moving.

Doing so improves pacing and reduces over-explanation, because let’s admit it, we all like to yap on at the start of stories, scenes, and transitions. It’s a safety net you don’t need.

CUT IT!

Are you stuck because the scene is unclear, or because you are avoiding a harder choice?

Sitting with this question for a hot minute usually reveals the answer.

And remember, nothing worth doing is easy. Your main goal is to fall back in love with your creative process. So make it fun, get weird, change environment. Whatever works for YOU.

If you want structure that prevents long stretches of stagnation and you’re desperate to fall back in love with writing again, the Studio provides a simple weekly rhythm that’ll make that easy peasy, lemon margarita squeezy.

Hit reply, and I’ll send you an invite!

— Demi

Founder & Creative in Chief | Studio Sonder