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Help! I'm Stuck! #1

 I feel you, sister, brother.

Every technique fails one day.
The writer's blank is not a figment of the imagination.
I want to reveal some practical ways to get over it.
However, because it has many causes, I'm writing a series on the theme.
For that, I need to 'diagnose' your situation.
Case #1: Your story seems to be running in circles.
The sad answer, it probably is.
Usually, it happens because you are not so sure about the end game.
Do you want it to be for fun reading or to make people think?
Psychological plots use this running in circles quite well. Because one of the main dramas in life is the lack of focus.
So, it is not always a bad thing. Just make clear the emotions of the characters are inside the text. Show him/her drumming fingers, pulling hair, making repetitive movements for no reason. You get the picture.
In nonfiction, some authors tell stories to convey a message. It's very effective.
If you read the Bible you are familiar with the technique. Jesus used stories to explain his point many times.
If you are stuck, feeling you talked about the same thing over and over, choose the best explanations you wrote on the topic. Mix them, cannibalizing some, hacking or connecting others. Then, tell a story.
It works like a charm.
And, If you need some help, contact me.
Good writing!

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