So here I am, another day sitting at my desk trying to chisel away at a new play I’m working on, to no avail. I am up against the wall. And no matter how much advice you get about what to do when this happens, I can tell you that if any of that ever works, it’s a matter of sheer luck. The fact is the wall is bigger than you, and it’s unmovable. The best hope you have is to walk the length of it in hopes of finding a break where you can get through, or an end so you can go around. Either way, though, when you get on the other side you’ll be in a different place than where you were headed when you hit it.
What do I mean by all this fancy figurative talk? I mean fuck it. Take a break. Go enjoy the day. Thinking...but I have a deadline to meet, I don’t have time? Whatever, then push through or do one of your writing exercises and write something shitty. It’s your call. But I firmly believe that it’s better to write harder having taken the break and gotten a fresh perspective than it is to write under the influence of a clouded perspective and produce crap.
Easy for me to say. I don’t have a deadline. I sorta wish I did. Might force me to just get this piece of shit done already.
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