Iâm Only Partway Finished, and Now I Have Writerâs Block
A few chapters into writing your e-book, youâve stalled. It tends to happen in the early stages of writing an e-book. (Many authors find that their resistance slackens later in the process and that they can more easily push toward the end.) You may feel that you have a very long way to go, and you may well have already been working on your e-book for months or even years.
âStucknessâ takes on different forms. Even when a writer believes that her creativity is blocked, in most cases, the situation isnât that serious. The problem isnât that the writer canât write â she has simply come across a problem within her e-book, or within her life, thatâs making writing difficult.
If youâre stuck on what to write in your e-book, try these steps:
1. Review your initial plan, such as character outlines or scene ideas for a work of fiction.
2. Review the material youâve already written to determine whether you need to revise or reshape your plan:
⢠If you realize that drastic changes are necessary earlier in your e-book, write down a few brief notes now, and continue writing as though youâve already made those changes. Your notes could simply be âChange the introduction and Chapters 1â3 to focus on allotments, not on home gardensâ or âJohn should be 16, not 11.â You donât want to go back and make those changes yet, though. By continuing to write, youâll reach the end of the first draft much ...
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