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Sarah Cooke's avatar

This is great advice for the whirlpool (what I call my brain when it panic-loops over "I don't know what to write and that means I will never write").

And thank you for the Tracee Ellis Ross quote! Cooking is that for me as well; something practical and nourishing that I can just *do* and give myself the space to.

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Gérard Mclean's avatar

When I struggle with writing and I get stuck, I write book reviews, play reviews, tv show reviews, music reviews ... I delve into what I saw, read, experienced in the work and why I felt that way, what choices the author, director, actor made and how that affected me.

If I’ve not read or seen any production recently, I review the daily walk with my dog, what I made for dinner, etc. Heck, you can even analyze packaging on a food item! There’s always something to describe, review, analyze. Stuff flows eventually from that.

It works for me. And it gives authors reviews.. (and in my most recent case, a local theater and my mail carrier a boost... Namen is my USPS carrier! I found out he was in a musical because I asked what he was listening to on his earbuds ... https://gerardmclean.com/some-say-dayton-was-transformed-into-a-tropical-island-on-a-cold-friday-night-f58d53848bc )

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