Un-Stuck Yourself.

I’ve been working on a passion project for just over a year now. It’s a writing project that is not yet ready for primetime (details at a later date if all goes well). Here’s an overview of the phases so far:

Launch: Amazing! This is so exciting! I’m almost a little embarrassed by how easy this is going to be. The words are going to FLOW! I am euphoric.

COVID: This doesn’t seem like the right time. Best to let it hibernate a bit.

COVID-lite: Alright, it’s time to pick this back up and I AM READY!

COVID-lite Part 2: Oh no. I don’t even know where to begin. I’m paralyzed. My words are stuck. I have no focus. Maybe I should write about everything? Maybe I should write about almost nothing? Why am I even doing this?
Author’s note: This phase has lasted about 2 months and was riddled with pacing, gnashing of teeth, desperate pleas to the universe, and some crying.

So, I did the only thing I could think of to un-stuck myself- I called in a Big Gun.

I’ve never done this before, but I hired a writing coach. I researched dozens of them and found one whose background and focus was exactly what I needed. We met (via Zoom) last week and within the span of one hour, I became unstuck.

The funny thing is that there really wasn’t anything that she told me to do that I didn’t already know. But for whatever reason my brain just couldn’t process the ideas on my own. Here’s the thing: the most difficult writing I’ve ever done has been my own. Need me to overhaul your website? Done. Easy. But my own website took months (months!) to write. It is very possible to be too close to something to be able to find your way through.

It was a good reminder that asking for a little help and guidance can be just what is needed to Un-Stuck Yourself.